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Cassel, Walter

 Person

Biography

Walton, W. Belshazzar’s feast [SR] 1961: label (Walter Cassel, baritone)

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00007
Abstract

Martha Lipton (left), Walter Cassel (center), and Dolores Wilson (right) appear in the Central City Opera premiere production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00019
Abstract "Horace Tabor (sung by Walter Cassel) and Baby Doe (Dolores Wilson) first married in secret, and then later wed again in a lavish ceremony in Washington, DC. Designer Donald Oenslager created the elegant ballroom of the Willard Hotel for the wedding scene, pictured here at the world premiere in 1956. Oenslager designed eleven different sets and lighting for The Ballad of Baby Doe, as well as costumes for a cast of thirty-seven. The same sets were used for subsequent productions, including...
Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00021
Abstract

Martha Lipton and Walter Cassel appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00022
Abstract

Dolores Wilson and Walter Cassel appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00036
Abstract

Martha Lipton (right) as Augusta Tabor and Walter Cassel (left) as Horace Tabor appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Ballad of Baby Doe Cast, 1956

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00003
Abstract

Martha Lipton, Walter cassel, and Dolores Wilson (from right to left) make up the cast of the 1956 production of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe', looking over score with musical director Emerson Buckley (left)

Dates: 1956

Ballad of Baby Doe Cast and Crew Take a Bow, between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00006
Abstract ''The Ballad of Baby Doe'' cast, dramatists, musicians, and directors take a bow after a performance at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Front row, left to right: Douglas Moore (composer), Emerson Buckley (music director), Walter Cassel (baritone, portrayed Horace Tabor), Martha Lipton (mezzo-soprano, portrayed Augusta Tabor), Dolores Wilson (soprano, portrayed Elizabeth ''Baby Doe'' Tabor), John Latouche (librettist), Hanya Holm (co-director and choreographer),...
Dates: between 1956-1959

Cassel, Walter, 1956

 File
Identifier: M123.03.0039.0012
Abstract

Photographs and biographical information about Walter Cassel, a performer with the Central City Opera

Dates: 1956

Cassel, Walter, 1956

 File
Identifier: M123.03.0188.0051
Abstract

Folder contains photocopies of newspaper clippings concerning CCOHA baritone, Walter Cassel. Mr. Cassel performed as Horace tabor in the 1956 production of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe.'

Dates: 1956

Central City Opera's Ballad of Baby Doe Wedding Celebration Scene, 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00002
Abstract

Walter Cassel and Dolores Wilson portray Horace and Baby Doe Tabor in the wedding celebration scene of a production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe'' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1956-1959

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