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:
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - 1, 1955-1968
This folder contains photographs from the D'Oyly Carte opera Company who performed at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 and 1968 seasons.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - 2, 1955-1968
This folder contains paperwork and photographs from the D'Oyly Carte opera Company who performed at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 and 1968 seasons.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - 3, 1955-1968
This folder contains paperwork and photographs from the D'Oyly Carte opera Company who performed at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 and 1968 seasons.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Central City Affiliates
Photograph of four unidentified Central City affiliates and Frank Ricketson (far right) at an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Central City Affiliates
Photograph of unidentified Central City affiliates and at ribbon cutting for an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.
D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company 'H.M.S. Pinafore', 1955-1968
Dr. Elemer Nagy and Two Unidentified Affiliates, 1951
Black and white photograph of Dr. Elemer Nagy reading a photo album with two unidentified affiliates as part of the 1951 Central City Opera Festival.
Dr. Emerson Buckley, 1966
Photograph of Emerson Buckley (left), a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City, poses for a photograph with Mr. And Mrs. Acter.
Drop Cloth Used in 'Mikado', 1955-1968
Photograph of the drop cloth used during the overture in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production of 'The Mikado' at the Central City Opera House in central City, Colorado.
Duke Melody at the Piano
Duke Melody, a pianist at The Gold Nugget who worked with the Central City Opera, plays the piano.
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