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Opera

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Scope Note: Here are entered general works about opera. Musical compositions in this form are entered under the heading|aOperas.

Found in 5447 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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00018
Abstract

Unidentified performers appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00020
Abstract

Leyna Gabriele and Frank Guarrera appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00023
Abstract

Unidentified performers appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00026
Abstract

Frank Guarrea, Martha Lipton and other unidentified performers appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00030
Abstract

Unidentified performers appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00033
Abstract

Unidentified performers appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M123, Central City Opera House Association Records / Photographs / Box 69: Productions and Events, Ballad of Baby Doe-Bartered Bride / Ballad of Baby Doe

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