Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975

1947 Oenslager Sketch for Fidelio, 1947

Item

Identifier: M123.05.0177.0002.00001.00001

Overview Black and white photograph of a set design sketch by Donald Oenslager for an unknown scene in the 1947 Central City Opera House production of Beethoven's 'Fidelio.'

Dates: 1947

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Scores and Production Notes / Box 177: Illustrations / Central City Opera House Set Designs

Box 331: Set Drawings, 1937-1988

File — Object: M123.0331

Identifier: M123.05.0331

Overview This wrapped item contains various set drawings for Martha (1947, Donald Oenslager), set drawings for The New Moon (1988), and costume design for Central City Nights (1937, Robert Edmond Jones). Items were found in CCOHA offices and moved to be with the rest of the collection and housed with like items.

Dates: 1937-1988

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Scores and Production Notes

Donald Oenslager, 1937-1967

Item

Identifier: M123.03.0058.0009.00001

Overview Portrait of Donald Oenslager, a scenic designer who worked with the Central City Opera from 1937 (A Doll's House) through 1967 (A Masked Ball).

Dates: 1937-1967

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 58: People, Clifford Nuedahl-Thomas Paul / Oenslager, Donald

Donald Oenslager

Item

Identifier: M123.03.0058.0009.00002

Overview Portrait of Donald Oenslager, a scenic designer who worked with the Central City Opera from 1937 (A Doll's House) through 1967 (A Masked Ball).

Dates: 1930-1969

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 58: People, Clifford Nuedahl-Thomas Paul / Oenslager, Donald

Donald Oenslager and Frank St. Leger

Item

Identifier: M123.03.0081.0012.00007

Overview Black and white photograph of Donald Oenslager (set designer) and Frank St. Leger (producer) who both men worked with the Cenrtal City Opera festival for multiple seasons.

Dates: 1930-1969

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 81: Productions and Events, Opera Ball-People / People - Groups, Identified 1

Donald Oenslager and Frank St. Leger

Item

Identifier: M123.03.0082.0001.00027

Overview Black and white photograph of Donald Oenslager (set designer) and Frank St. Leger (producer) seated in the Opera House Chairs who both men worked with the Cenrtal City Opera festival for multiple seasons.

Dates: 1930-1969

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 82: Productions and Events, People / People - Groups, Identified 2

Elemer Nagy looking at Sketches

Item

Identifier: M123.03.0057.0014.00006

Overview Donald Oenslager shows Elemer Nagy, a stage director and set designer who worked with the Central City Opera, and Shirley Emmons various sketches.

Dates: 1930-1969

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 57: People, Anna Moffo- Kayton Nesbitt / Nagy, Elemer