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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:

Three Women Affiliated with the Productions ''Ariadne'' and ''Faust'', 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0008.00016
Abstract

Rosalind Elias (left), Christine Cardillo (right) and an unidentified woman (center) affiliated with the 1954 Central City Opera productions of ''Ariadne'' and ''Faust'' on a stairwell.

Dates: 1954

Throne Room in ''Aida'', 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0002.00022
Abstract

King Aida sits on his throne and sees visitors in the Central City Opera production of ''Aida.''

Dates: 1960

Throne Room in ''Aida'', 1960

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Identifier: M123.03.0068.0002.00024
Abstract

Cast members in the throne room in the Central City Opera production of ''Aida.''

Dates: 1960

Throne Room in ''Aida'', 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0002.00025
Abstract

Cast members in the throne room in the Central City Opera production of ''Aida.''

Dates: 1960

Tibor Kozma and Two Unidentified Affiliates, 1951

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Identifier: M123.03.0083.0005.00019
Abstract

Black and white photograph of two unidentified affiliates standing with music director Tibor Kozma (right) during the 1951 Festival Season.

Dates: 1951

Tibor Kozma at Rehearsal

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Identifier: M123.03.0050.0019.00003
Abstract

Tibor Kozma, a musical director and conductor who worked with the Central City Opera, conducts rehearsals. Irene Kahn at the piano, singing is James Pease (left), Genevieve Warner (center) and Michael Bondon (right).

Dates: 1930-1969

Tibor Kozma at Rehearsal

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0019.00004
Abstract

Tibor Kozma, a musical director and conductor who worked with the Central City Opera, conducts rehearsals. Irene Kahn at the piano, singing is James Pease (left), Genevieve Warner (center) and Michael Bondon (right).

Dates: 1930-1969

Tibor Kozma in Suit and Tie

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Identifier: M123.03.0050.0019.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Tibor Kozma, a musical director and conductor who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Tibor Kozma in Tuxedo

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Identifier: M123.03.0050.0019.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Tibor Kozma, a musical director and conductor who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Tom Ewell, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0011.00001
Abstract

Informal portrait of Tom Ewell, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 production of 'The Gazebo."

Dates: 1959

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