Rasely, George

Black and white tintype of CCOH performer George Rasely wearing a top hat and affiliate Catherine Karmer posing for a photograph in Central City, Colorado.

Portrait of George Rasely, a tenor singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Vasek in the 1940 production of 'Th Bartered Bride.'

George Rasely, a tenor singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as vasek in the 1940 production of 'The Bartered Bride,' appears as the First Merchant in the opera "Marouf."

George Rasely, a tenor singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Vasek in the 1940 production of 'The Bartered Bride', appears as Wenzel in the opera ''The Bartered Bride.''

George Rasely, a tenor singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Vasek in the 1940 production 'The Bartered Bride,' appears as Wenzel in the opera ''The Bartered Bride.''

George Rasely as Vasek the son of Micha and Hata, in the Central City Opera production of ''The Bartered Bride.''

George Rasely, a tenor singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Vasek in the 1940 production of "the Bartered Bride,' appears as Blennerhassett in the opera ''The Man Without a Country.''

Black and white tintype of CCOH performer George Rasely wearing a cowboy hat posing for a photograph in Central City, Colorado.

Black and white tintype of CCOH performer George Rasely dressed up in womens clothing holding a parasol and mirror for a photograph in Central City, Colorado.

Black and white tintype of CCOH performers (from l to r) Johnny Carter, Thelma Votipka and George Rasley who performed during the 1940 festival season in the production of 'The Bartered Bride' pose for a photograph in Central City, Colorado.