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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

__ __ __Work cat.: The glory that was gold, 1992: t.p. (Central City Opera House) p. vii (built in 1878 in Central City, Colo.)

Biography

Central City Opera House is given to the University of Denver by the McFarlane family in 1932 (Ida Kruse McFarlane, Professor of English at DU, good friends with Anne Evans). The CCOHA was administered as a non-profit corporation during this time.

Sources

Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 126.

Found in 2694 Collections and/or Records:

June Gennovese Wearing A Dress, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0014.00003
Abstract

Portrait of June Genovese, an alto singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed the title role of Carmen with the Central City Opera during their 1966 production of "Carmen."

Dates: 1966

Justin W. Brierly

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Justin W. Brierly, a patron of the performing arts affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Justino Diaz, 1963

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0043.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Justino Diaz, bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1963

Justino Diaz, 1963

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0043.0014.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Justino Diaz, bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1963

Karl Brock, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0009.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Karl Brock, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Slender in the 1953 production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor."

Dates: 1953

Karl Kritz

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Karl Kritz, a conductor from the Metropolitan Opera who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1941 and 1946 season.

Dates: 1930-1969

Karl Kritz

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0007.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Karl Kritz, a conductor from the Metropolitan Opera who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1941 and 1946 seasons.

Dates: 1930-1969

Katharine Cornell

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0015.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Katharine Cornell, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1951 production of 'The Constant Wife.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Katharine Cornell

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0015.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Katharine Cornell, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1951 production of 'The Constant Wife.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Katharine Cornell

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0015.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Katharine Cornell, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1951 production of 'The Constant Wife.'

Dates: 1930-1969

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