Whitestone Photo

Photograph of cast rehearsing for the Central City production of "Don Pasquale."

Francesco Valentino, Eleanor Steber and David Garen sing around the piano while associate music director, Walter Taussig,plays piano and music director, Tibor Kozma, conducts while rehearsing for the Central City Opera production of ''Amelia Goes To The Ball.''

The cast sings around the piano while music director Tibor Kozma (far right) conducts a rehearsal for the Central City Opera production of ''Amelia Goes To The Ball.''

Portrait of Charles W. Post, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Parpignol in 'La Boheme' and as Don cruzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' during the 1957 season.

Black and white photograph of Dezso Ernster rehearsing the part of Falstaff with Virginia MacWatters who will perform as Mrs. Ford (Alice Ford/Frau Fluth) in the 1953 Central City Opera performance of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.'

Black and white photograph of Dezso Ernster rehearsing the part of Falstaff with Virginia MacWatters who will perform as Mrs. Ford (Alice Ford/Frau Fluth) in the 1953 Central City Opera performance of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.'

Black and white photograph of (from L to R) two unidentified cast members, Frank Ricketson Jr., and Dr. Elemer Nagy in rehearsal for the 1950 Central City festival production of 'Madame Butterfly.'

Black and white photograph of (from L to R) two unidentified cast members, Frank Ricketson Jr., and Dr. Elemer Nagy in rehearsal for the 1950 Central City festival production of 'Madame Butterfly.'

Black and white photograph of Producer and Set Designer Dr. Elemer Nagy with Gloria Lane who will perform as Mrs. Page (Meg Page/Frau Reich) in the 1953 Central City Opera performance of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.'

Black and white photograph of Producer and Set Designer Dr. Elemer Nagy with Virginia MacWatters who will perform as Mrs. Ford (Alice Ford/Frau Fluth) in the 1953 Central City Opera performance of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.'