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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:

Matilda Nickel

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0003.00006
Abstract

Portrait of Matilda Nickel, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1964 and 65 seasons in the premiere of 'The Lady from Colorado' as Maisey Murphy, in 'Manon' and Javotte and as Rose in 'Lakme.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Mattlyn Gavers

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0012.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Mattlyn Gauers, the ballet mistress for the Metropolitan Opera who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Maurice Evans, 1950

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon.

Dates: 1950

Maurice Evans, 1950

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon.

Dates: 1950

Maurice Evans, 1950

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00003
Abstract

Informal portrait of Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon, with an unidentified man.

Dates: 1950

Maurice Evans in 'The Devils Disciple', 1950

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00004
Abstract

Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon, appears as Dick Dudgeon in 'The Devils Disciple.'

Dates: 1950

Maurice Evans in 'The Devil's Disciple', 1950

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00005
Abstract

Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon, appears as Dick Dudgeon in 'The Devils Disciple.'

Dates: 1950

Mauro Lampi

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Mauro Lampi, a tenor from the New York City Opera who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Mauro Lampi

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0014.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Mauro Lampi, a tenor from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Member of the All American Chorus Boarding a Plane

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0003.00002
Abstract

A male member of the All American Chorus boards a Frontier Airlines airplane.

Dates: 1957

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