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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:

Ballad of Baby Doe Dramatists and Directors, between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00001
Abstract

''The Ballad of Baby Doe'' dramatists and directors (left to right) Edward Levy (co-director), Hanya Holm (co-director and choreographer), Douglas Moore (composer), and John Latouche (librettist) pose for a publicity photograph at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The Central City Opera House was the site of the 1956 world premiere of the opera ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Ballet, 1958, 1958

 File
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0003

Bandana, 1992

 Item
Identifier: M123.10.0366.00001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains loose memorabilia from 1932 to 2004.

Dates: 1992

Barbara Blanchard, 1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0003.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Barbara Blanchard, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1968

Barbara Blanchard, 1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0037.0003.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Barbara Blanchard, a soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1968

Barbara Moore

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0057.0004.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Barbara Moore, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Barbara Moore and Barbara O'Neil in ''And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0005.00011
Abstract

Barbara Moore (left) as Sylvia and Barbara O'Neil (right) as Hesper Bowman in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''

Dates: 1958

Barbara Moore and Mason Alan Dinehart in ''And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0005.00010
Abstract

Barbara Moore (left) as Sylvia and Mason Alan Dinehart (right) as Jonathan in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''

Dates: 1958

Barbara Moore in ''...And Perhaps Happiness'', 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0005.00003
Abstract

Barbara Moore performs as Sylvia in the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''

Dates: 1958

''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of the cast; (clockwise) Nino Ruisi (with umbrella) as Ambrogio, Louis D'Angelo as Doctor Bartolo, Stella Andreva as Rosina, John Carter as Coun Almarvia, Paul Kwartin as Fiorello,Edwina Eustis as Bertha and John Brownlee as Figaro, for the Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''

Dates: between 1941-1965

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Archival Object 2690
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Central City (Colo.) 2629
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Photographs 2400
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Actors 881
Theater 760
Performing arts 92
Music 85
Denver (Colo.) 65
Built environment 64
College buildings 64
College campuses 64
Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
Publicity photographs 39
Promotional materials 36
Opera festivals 30
Publications 29
Photographic prints 28
Fashion 26
Snapshots 24
Reports 22
Programs 21
Theaters 19
Blank forms 17
Musicians 17
Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
Ballet dancers 12
Clothing and dress 10
Composers 10
Art 7
Dramatists 7
Painting 7
Radio programs 7
Fund raising 6
Dancers 5
Flower Girls 5
Corporate minutes 4
Dance teachers 4
Notes (Documents) 4
Administrative reports 3
Authors 3
Manuals series 3
Operas 3
Politicians 3
Sculpture, American 3
Special events 3
Theater critics 3
Choreographers 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Costume 2
Drawings 2
Film reels 2
Gold panning 2
Lawyers 2
Librettists 2
Newspapers 2
Nonprofit organizations 2
Notebooks 2
Periodicals 2
Scores 2
Square dancing 2
Stage managers 2
Annual reports 1
Artists 1
Audio-visual materials 1
Black-and-white photography 1
Boards of directors 1
Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.) 1
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Compilation films 1
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Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
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Financial records 1
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Houses 1
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