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Black and white photograph of cast who performed in the 1960 festival season production of 'A Thurber Carnival' at the Central City Opera House standing on stairs in Opera House Garden.

Black and white photograph of Frances Bible performing as Cherubino (left) and Virginia MacWatters (seated) as Susanna in Act 1 of the the 1952 Central City Opera performance of 'The Marriage of Figaro.'

Black and white photograph of (l to r) Virginia MacWatters as Susanna, James Pease as Figaro and Frances Bible as Cherubino in Act 1 of the the 1952 Central City Opera performance of 'The Marriage of Figaro.'

Black and white photograph of (l to r) Chester Watson as Dr. Bartolo and Elinor Warren as Marcellina in Act 1 of the the 1952 Central City Opera performance of 'The Marriage of Figaro.'

Black and white photograph of Act II scene 2 in the the 1953 Central City Opera performance of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' where (from l to r) Shirley Russell performs as Anna who is being serenaded by David Lloyd portraying Fenton while an unidentified performer performing as Dr. Cajus and Karl Brock (performing as Sparlich/Slender) hide in the bushes.

Black and white photograph of (from l to r) Virginia MacWatters as Susanna, Frank valentino as the Count, Charles Post as Don Curzio, Elinor Warren as Marcellina, James Pease as Figaro and Chester watson as Bartolo in Act III of 'The Marriage of Figaro' in the 1952 Central City Opera House production of 'The Marriage of Figaro.'

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

Black and white photograph of a group of performers from the 1954 festival season including Adelaide Bishop (center).

Black and white photograph of entertainer Bob Hope and an unidentified performer as Mephistopheles in the 1954 Central City festival production of 'Faust' in the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of a scene in the 1954 Central City Opera production of 'Faust' where Brian Sullivan performing as Faust (left) signing a document that is being held by Louis Sgarro performing as Mephistopheles, in the Central City Opera House in Central City, Coloado.