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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:

Brooks McCormack

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0009.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly."

Dates: 1930-1969

Brooks McCormack in ''Madame Butterfly''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0009.00009
Abstract

Portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly", appears as Lt. Pinkerton in the opera ''Madame Butterfly.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Brooks McCormack in ''Madame Butterfly''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0009.00010
Abstract

Portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly", appears as Lt. Pinkerton in the opera ''Madame Butterfly.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Brooks McCormack in ''Rigoletto''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0009.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly", appears as the Duke in the opera ''Rigoletto.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Brooks McCormack in ''Rigoletto''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0009.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly", appears as the Duke in the opera ''Rigoletto.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Brooks McCormack in ''Rigoletto''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0009.00006
Abstract

Portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly", appears as the Duke in the opera ''Rigoletto.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Brooks McCormack in ''Rigoletto''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0009.00007
Abstract

Portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly", appears as the Duke in the opera ''Rigoletto.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Brooks McCormack with Sir Toby the Chimpanzee

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0009.00008
Abstract

Informal portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera and the Chicago Opera Company who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly", with Sir Toby the chimpanzee from the Cincinnati Zoo.

Dates: 1930-1969

"Brown Bag Opera" Canvas Bag, 1974-1975

 Item
Identifier: M123.10.0366.00012
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains loose memorabilia from 1932 to 2004.

Dates: 1974-1975

"Brown Bag Opera" Canvas Bag, 1988-2007

 Item
Identifier: M123.10.0366.00013
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains loose memorabilia from 1932 to 2004.

Dates: 1988-2007

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Archival Object 2690
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Central City (Colo.) 2629
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Photographs 2400
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Actors 881
Theater 760
Performing arts 92
Music 85
Denver (Colo.) 65
Built environment 64
College buildings 64
College campuses 64
Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
Publicity photographs 39
Promotional materials 36
Opera festivals 30
Publications 29
Photographic prints 28
Fashion 26
Snapshots 24
Reports 22
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Theaters 19
Blank forms 17
Musicians 17
Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
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Composers 10
Art 7
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Radio programs 7
Fund raising 6
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Corporate minutes 4
Dance teachers 4
Notes (Documents) 4
Administrative reports 3
Authors 3
Manuals series 3
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Politicians 3
Sculpture, American 3
Special events 3
Theater critics 3
Choreographers 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Costume 2
Drawings 2
Film reels 2
Gold panning 2
Lawyers 2
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Notebooks 2
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