Central City Opera Festival

Black and white photograph of the CCOH performer Elliot Reid for the production 'There's a Girl in My Soup,' during the 1968 festival at the Central City Opera House.

Black and white photograph of Emerson Buckley (music director, front table, left side) at a social gathering in an unknown location.

Black and white photograph of Emerson Buckley (music director) standing with three unidentified Central City affiliates in front of the Opera House located in central City, Colorado.

Black and white photograph of Emerson Buckley (second from left) ) gathering with unidentified affiliates gathering during opening night festivities for an unknown season at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Black and white photograph of Central City affiliates with Emerson Buckley (music director) in a 1904 Oldmobile labeled 'Miss Colorado' in unknown location.

Black and white photograph of (from l to r) unidentified affiliate, Emerson Buckley (music director), Mary Jennings (soprano) and Nico Castel (tenor) who performed in the 1969 Central City Festival production of 'Die Fledermaus' in an interview with and uniedntified affiliate.

Black and white photograph of (from l to r) unidentified affiliate, Emerson Buckley (music director), Mary Jennings (soprano) and Nico Castel (tenor) who performed in the 1969 Central City Festival production of 'Die Fledermaus' at the Central City Opera.

Black and white photograph of (from l to r) Emerson Buckley (long time music director) standing with Ruth Martin and Thomas Martin conductors from the Met in the court yard of the opera house in Central City, Colorado.

Black and white photograph of CCOH performer Eric Portman (right) and an unidentified affiliate in a dressing room for the Central City Opera House during the 1957 Festival production of 'Separate Tables.'

Black and white photograph of CCOH performer Eric Portman in the Music Box Theater production of 'Separate Tables.'