Central City Opera Festival

Black and white photograph of performers and production staff on the opera house steps in the Opera House Garden in Central City, Colorado.

Black and white photograph of performers from the 1956 season standing on a set of stairs reading 'one mile above sea level' to an unknown building.

Black and white photograph of performers from the 1966 season holding signs of their names in front of a unknown building. Performers include (in no oder) Chester Ludgin, June Genovese, Lee cass, william Embaugh, Frances Bible, Beatrice Krebs, June Card, Lucile Kailer, William Beck, Leo Goeke, Luisc Pichardo, Corrinne Curry, Marilyn Mercur, Thomas Palmer and Nadja Witkowska.

Black and white photograph of Louis Sgarro (standing), Rosalind Elias (seated on tire), Adelaide Bishop (standing in car) and brian Sullivan (seated in passenger seat) riding in a Central City Sightseeing Unl'td vehicle in the surrounding area of Central City, Colorado.

Black and white photograph of a group of performers from the 1954 festival season including Brian Sullivan (far right) and Louis Sgarro (third from left).

Black and white photograph of Phil Foster (standing) performing as Oscar Masison spraying George Gobel (seated) as Felix Ungar pasta in a scene in the 1966 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Odd Couple.'

Black and white photograph of Phil Foster (standing) performing as Oscar Masison in conversation with a seated George Gobel as Felix Ungar who is holding a pan from the oven in a scene in the 1966 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Odd Couple.'

Black and white photograph of Phil Foster (left) performing as Oscar Masison in conversation with George Gobel as Felix Ungar in a scene in the 1966 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Odd Couple.'

Black and white photograph of Phil Foster (left) performing as Oscar Masison in conversation with George Gobel as Felix Ungar wearing an apron, holding a spoon in a scene in the 1966 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Odd Couple.'

Black and white photograph of Phil Foster (left) performing as Oscar Masison in conversation with George Gobel as Felix Ungar in a scene in the 1966 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Odd Couple.'