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Portrait of Cecilia Ward, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1958 season in the opera ''Cavalleria Rusticana'' as Lola and ''La Perichole'' as Berginella.

Portrait of Cecilia Ward, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1958 season in the opera ''Cavalleria Rusticana'' as Lola and ''La Perichole'' as Berginella.

Portrait of Charles O'Neill, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Radames in the 1960 production of 'Aida.'

Portrait of David Lloyd, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Fenton in the 1953 production of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.'

Portrait of Herva Nelli, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Portrait of Herva Nelli, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Portrait of Hugh Thompson, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1952, 1953, 1957 and 1958 seasons. Thompson performed as Marcello in the production 'La Boheme,' as Escamillo in 'Carmen,' as Rigoletto in 'Rigoletto,' as Count Homonary in 'The Gypsy baron,' Pasquillo in 'La perichole,' Silvio in "I Pagliacci,' and as Alfio in the production 'Cavalleria Rusticana.'

Portrait of Hugh Thompson, a baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1952, 1953, 1957 and 1958 seasons. Thompson performed as Marcello in the production 'La Boheme,' as Escamillo in 'Carmen,' as Rigoletto in 'Rigoletto,' as Count Homonary in 'The Gypsy baron,' Pasquillo in 'La perichole,' Silvio in "I Pagliacci,' and as Alfio in the production 'Cavalleria Rusticana.'

Black and white photograph of James Arenton who performed as Scribe in the 1956 Central City production of 'The Lark.'

Portrait of James Pease, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1947 production of ''Martha'' as Plunkett, as Colline in the 1952 production of 'La Boheme and as Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' that same year, appears in an unidentified production.