Wilson, Dolores, 1929-2010

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

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...

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

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Dolores Wilson (with umbrella) and other unidentified performers appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

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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)

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),...

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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.

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Portrait of Dolores Wilson, a soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the world premiere of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe.'

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Dolores Wilson poses for a publicity portrait. Wilson appeared as 'Baby Doe' in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe," performed at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

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Dolores Wilson performs in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''