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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:

Felix Brentano, 1939

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0006.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Felix Brentano, a director who worked with the Central City Opera House during the 1939 and 1940 season on the productions "The Yeoman of the Guard' and "The Bartered Bride."

Dates: 1939

Felix Brentano, 1939

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0006.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Felix Brentano, a director who worked with the Central City Opera House during the 1939 and 1940 season on the productions "The Yeoman of the Guard' and "The Bartered Bride."

Dates: 1939

Felix Eyle, 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0012.00001
Abstract

Felix Eyle, a concert master from the Metropolitan Opera who worked with the Central City Opera, plays the violin.

Dates: 1960

Felix Knight, 1946

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0016.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Felix Knight, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the opera ''Abduction from the Seraglio.''

Dates: 1946

Felix Knight in "The Abduction from the Seraglio"

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0016.00002
Abstract

Felix Knight, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera, appears in the 1946 production of "The Abduction from the Seraglio."

Dates: 1930-1969

Fernando Bandera

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0005.00001
Abstract

Informal portrait of Fernando Bandera, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Filming Outside Opera House, 1966-1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0006.00007
Abstract

Black and white photograph of unidentified CCOH affiliates filming out side the Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1966-1967

Filming Outside Opera House, 1966-1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0006.00009
Abstract

Black and white photograph of unidentified CCOH affiliates filming out side the Opera House on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1966-1967

Filming Outside Opera House, 1966-1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0006.00010
Abstract

Black and white photograph of unidentified CCOH affiliates filming out side the Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1966-1967

First Place Pony Express Race Trophy, 1964 June 27

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0006.00002
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a First Place trophy for the Pony Express Race that went from Idaho Springs to Central City, Colorado on June 27, 1964. Trophy was presented by the Falstaff Brewing Corporation.

Dates: 1964 June 27

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Type
Archival Object 2690
Collection 4
 
Subject
Central City (Colo.) 2629
Colorado 2548
Opera 2539
Photographs 2400
Singers 1068
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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
Audio-visual materials 1
Black-and-white photography 1
Boards of directors 1
Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.) 1
Committees 1
Compilation films 1
Cooking 1
Dance 1
Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
Denver Metropolitan Area (Colo.) 1
Evergreen (Colo.) 1
Fencers 1
Fencing 1
Financial records 1
Gambling 1
Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
Memorabilia 1
Parties 1
Politicians -- Colorado 1
Posters 1
Public relations 1
Publicity 1
Registers (Lists) 1
Scenography 1
Slides (Photography) 1
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