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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: See also: subdivision -- Music under ethnic groups for music of the group; and subdivision -- Songs and music under names of persons, corporate bodies, places, classes of persons, ethnic groups, wars, and topical headings for collections or single works of vocal or instrumental music about the topic or entity.

Found in 11 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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

Six Men in the ''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00032
Abstract

Walter Cassel (second from right) as Horace Tabor and five unidentified men perform in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Unidentified Performers in the ''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00010
Abstract

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

Dates: between 1956-1959