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Black and white photograph of Gloria Lane rehearsing the part of Mrs. Page (Meg Page/Frau Reich) 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.'

Portrait of Helen Freeman, performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1932 production of 'Camille', the 1934 production of 'Othello' and in 1935 in the production of 'Central City Nights', at the pioano with two unidentified indivduals.

(From left to right) Michael Bondon, Hans Busch, Genevieve Warner and James Pease rehearse for the production 'La Boheme.'

Rehearsing with Hans Busch (kneeling) are l.t.r: Michael Bondon, Genevieve Warner, and James Pease.

Tibor Kozma conducts while Irene Kahn plays piano for a rehearsal with (left to right) James Pease, Genevieve Warner, and Michael Bondon.

Laurel Hurley (center), a coloratura soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera, rehearses for the opera ''The Beautiful Galatea'' with stage director Alfred de Liagre Jr (left) and actor Kayton Nesbitt (right).

Black and white photograph of (fighting , front row) Paul Frank (right) and Clifford Harvuot (left) while (back row, from l to r) Andrew Gainey, unidentified male affiliate, Laurel Hurley, unidentified male and unidentified affiliate watch in a rehearsal for the 1951 Central City Festival production of the opera 'Romeo and Juleit' at the Central City Opera House.

Black and white photograph of (fighting , front row) Paul Frank (right) and Clifford Harvuot (left) while (back row, from l to r) Andrew Gainey, unidentified male affiliate, Laurel Hurley, unidentified male and unidentified affiliate watch in a rehearsal for the 1951 Central City Festival production of the opera 'Romeo and Juleit' at the Central City Opera House.

Andrew Gainey (left) holds back Kayton Nesbitt (center) from Virginia Haskin (right) during rehearsal for the 1951 production of 'The beautiful Galatea.' Gainey performed as Ganymede, Nesbitt as Pygmalion and Haskins in the title role as Galatea.

Andrew Gainey (left) holds back Kayton Nesbitt (center) from Virginia Haskin (right) during rehearsal for the 1951 production of 'The beautiful Galatea.' Gainey performed as Ganymede, Nesbitt as Pygmalion and Haskins in the title role as Galatea.