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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:

Muriel Harding in 'The Yeoman of the Guard', 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00015
Abstract

Photograph of Muriel Harding who performed at the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 season as Josephine in the production 'H.M.S. Pinafore' and as Elsie Maynard in the production 'The Yeoman of the Guard.'

Dates: 1955

Muriel Harding with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 1955-1968

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00002
Abstract

Photograph of Muriel Harding who performed at the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 season as Josephine in the production 'H.M.S. Pinafore' and as Elsie Maynard in the production 'The Yeoman of the Guard.'

Dates: 1955-1968

Myrna Loy in an Unidentified Production, 1964

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0053.0006.00001
Abstract

Myrna Loy, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera as Mrs. Banks in the 1964 production of 'Barefoot in the Park', appears in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1964

Nadia Witkowska, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0011.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Nadia Witkowska, a coloratura soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Rosina in the 1965 production of 'The barber of seville' and the title role in 'Lakme' that same season. During the 1966 season Nadia performed as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the Ballad of Baby Doe,' in 1967 as Oscar in 'A Masked ball,' and as Rosalinda in the 1969 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1966

Nadia Witkowska, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0011.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Nadia Witkowska, a coloratura soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Rosina in the 1965 production of 'The barber of seville' and the title role in 'Lakme' that same season. During the 1966 season Nadia performed as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the Ballad of Baby Doe,' in 1967 as Oscar in 'A Masked ball,' and as Rosalinda in the 1969 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1966

Nadia Witkowska, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0011.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Nadia Witkowska, a coloratura soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Rosina in the 1965 production of 'The barber of seville' and the title role in 'Lakme' that same season. During the 1966 season Nadia performed as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the Ballad of Baby Doe,' in 1967 as Oscar in 'A Masked ball,' and as Rosalinda in the 1969 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1966

Nadia Witkowska, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0011.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Nadia Witkowska, a coloratura soprano singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Rosina in the 1965 production of 'The barber of seville' and the title role in 'Lakme' that same season. During the 1966 season Nadia performed as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the Ballad of Baby Doe,' in 1967 as Oscar in 'A Masked ball,' and as Rosalinda in the 1969 production of 'Die Fledermaus.'

Dates: 1966

Nan Sunderland

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Identifier: M123.03.0062.0017.00002
Abstract

Nan Sunderland, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1934 play "Othello" and ''Central City Nights'' in 1935.

Dates: 1930-1969

Nan Sunderland

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0017.00003
Abstract

Nan Sunderland, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1934 play "Othello" and ''Central City Nights'' in 1935.

Dates: 1930-1969

Nan Sunderland

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Identifier: M123.03.0062.0017.00005
Abstract

Nan Sunderland, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1934 play "Othello" and ''Central City Nights'' in 1935.

Dates: 1930-1969

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