Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
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:
William Wildermann, 1960
Portrait of William Wildermann, a basso singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1960 season as Ramfis in 'Aida' and Raymond Bide-the-Bent in 'Lucia di Lammermoor.'
William Wildermann in ''Aida'', 1960
Portrait of William Wildermann, a basso singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1960 season as Ramfis in 'Aida' and Raymond Bide-the-Bent in 'Lucia di Lammermoor,' appears as Ramfis in the opera ''Aida.''
Wilma Spence
Portrait of Wilma Spence, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the title role of the opera ''Ariadne.''
Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952
Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " Fashion History will be made here! Lerner Shops brings back the old-fashioned dollar when we open August 21, 1952. "
Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952
Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " Fashion History will be made here! Lerner Shops brings back the old-fashioned dollar when we open August 21, 1952. "
Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952
Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " Fashion History will be made here! Lerner Shops brings back the old-fashioned dollar when we open August 21, 1952. "
Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952
Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " Fashion History will be made here! Lerner Shops brings back the old-fashioned dollar when we open August 21, 1952. "
Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952
Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " Fashion History will be made here! Lerner Shops brings back the old-fashioned dollar when we open August 21, 1952. "
Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952
Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " 1900-1910 turn of the Century, from 1900 through the years preceding Would War I, there was a great sense of security and luxury. Unaware of the coming storm, a tranquil spirit pervaded with simple elegance of line and delicate fabrics, Life was charming!"
Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952
Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " Fashion History will be made here! Lerner Shops brings back the old-fashioned dollar when we open August 21, 1952. "
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