MacWatters, Virginia, 1912-2005

Portrait of Virginia MacWatters, a coloratura soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 season as Susanne in "The Marriage of Figaro", 1953 as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", 1954 "Ariadne auf Naxos", and the 1957 season as Gilda in "Rigoletto" and as Arsena in "The Gypsy Baron."

Portrait of Virginia MacWatters, a coloratura soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 season as Susanne in "The Marriage of Figaro", 1953 as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", 1954 "Ariadne auf Naxos", and the 1957 season as Gilda in "Rigoletto" and as Arsena in "The Gypsy Baron."

Black and white photograph of Virginia MacWatters who performed as Marguerite in the 1954 Central City festival production of 'Faust' standing in costume next to entertainer Bob Hope in an unknonw location in Central City, Colorado.

Black and white photograph of Gloria Lane (left) as Mrs. Page (Meg Page/Frau Reich) and Virginia MacWatters (right) as Mrs. Ford (Alice Ford/Frau Fluth) in the the 1953 Central City Opera performance of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.'

Black and white photograph of two unidentified affiliates and Virginia MacWatters (right) who performed as Gilda in the 1957 Central City Festival production of 'Rigoletto' at the Central City Opera House.

Portrait of Virginia MacWatters, a coloratura soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 season as Susanne in "The Marriage of Figaro", 1953 as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", 1954 "Ariadne auf Naxos", and the 1957 season as Gilda in "Rigoletto" and as Arsena in "The Gypsy Baron", appears in an unidentified production.

Photograph of Virginia MacWatters performing as Marguerite in the 1954 Central City Opera production of 'Faust' in the Central City Opera House in Central City, Coloado.

Photograph of Virginia MacWatters who performed as Marguerite in the 1954 Central City Opera production of 'Faust,' knits backstage while waiting for cue.