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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:

Dezso Ernster, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0005.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Dezso Ernster, a basso singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1953 production of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' as Sir John Falstaff.

Dates: 1953

Dezso Ernster, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0005.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Dezso Ernster, a basso singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Sir John Falstaff in the opera ''The Merry Wives of Windsor.''

Dates: 1953

Dezso Ernster, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0005.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Dezso Ernster, a basso singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1953 production of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' as Sir John Falstaff.

Dates: 1953

Dino Di Luca, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0043.0016.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Dino Di Luca, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1953

Dino Di Luca

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0043.0016.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Dino Di Luca, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1953

Dino Yannopoulos

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0012.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Dino Yannopoulos, a stage director from the Metropolitan Opera who worked with the Central City Opera who came to central city to direct the production 'Ariadne auf Naxos.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Dolores Wilson

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0008.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Dolores Wilson, a soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the world premiere of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe.'

Dates: 1956

Dolores Wilson as Baby Doe in Central City Opera's Ballad of Baby Doe, 1956

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00013
Abstract

Dolores Wilson poses for a publicity portrait. Wilson appeared as 'Baby Doe' in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe," performed at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1956

Dolores Wilson as Baby Doe in Central City Opera's Ballad of Baby Doe, between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00017
Abstract

Dolores Wilson performs in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Dolores Wilson Backstage for 'Ballad of Baby Doe', 1956

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0001.00009
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Dolores Wilson as Elizabeth 'Baby Doe' in the world premiere of the 1956 Central City Festival production 'The Ballad of Baby Doe' in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1956

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Archival Object 2690
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Central City (Colo.) 2629
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Opera 2539
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
Programs 21
Theaters 19
Blank forms 17
Musicians 17
Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
Ballet dancers 12
Clothing and dress 10
Composers 10
Art 7
Dramatists 7
Painting 7
Radio programs 7
Fund raising 6
Dancers 5
Flower Girls 5
Corporate minutes 4
Dance teachers 4
Notes (Documents) 4
Administrative reports 3
Authors 3
Manuals series 3
Operas 3
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
Librettists 2
Newspapers 2
Nonprofit organizations 2
Notebooks 2
Periodicals 2
Scores 2
Square dancing 2
Stage managers 2
Annual reports 1
Artists 1
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Black-and-white photography 1
Boards of directors 1
Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.) 1
Committees 1
Compilation films 1
Cooking 1
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Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
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Fencing 1
Financial records 1
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Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
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Parties 1
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Public relations 1
Publicity 1
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Slides (Photography) 1
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