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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:

Robert Owens

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0009.00004
Abstract

Portrait of an unidentified member of the Central City Opera chorus.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert Owens

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0009.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Robert Owens, a member of the Central City Opera chorus.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert Trehy, 1962

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0063.0008.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Robert Trehy, a baritone signer who performed with the Central City Opera as Schaunard in the 1962 production of 'La Boheme' and as George in 'Of Mice and Men.'

Dates: 1962

Robert Whitehead

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0065.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Robert Whitehead, a director and producer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Roger Fee

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0015.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Roger Fee, a baritione singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Rosalind Elias in ''Aida'', 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0001.00001
Abstract

Rosalind Elias (top), a mezzo-soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera, appears with Beverly Sills and William O'luis in the opera ''Aida.''

Dates: 1960

Rosalind Elias in ''Aida'', 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0002.00009
Abstract

Rosalind Elias performs as Amneris in the Central City Opera production of ''Aida'' with a set design by Robert O'Hearn.

Dates: 1960

Rosalind Elias in ''Aida'', 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0002.00010
Abstract

Rosalind Elias performs as Amneris in the Central City Opera production of ''Aida'' with a set designed by Robert O'Hearn.

Dates: 1960

Rosalind Nadell

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0057.0013.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Rosalind Nadell, a mezzo-soprano singer from the New York City and San Francisco Operas who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Rosalind Nadell

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0057.0013.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Rosalind Nadell, a mezzo-soprano singer from the New York City and San Francisco Operas who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

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