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Performing arts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 181 Collections and/or Records:

Lynne Taylor-Corbett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: D023
Abstract

Lynne Taylor-Corbett is a renowned choreographer and director. She has worked in theater and dance, choreographing pieces including the well-known "Great Galloping Gottschalk." This collection contains audiovisual materials, photographs, programs, clippings, contracts, correspondence, and choreographic and production notes.

Dates: 1969-2018

Mabel E. Allen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M351
Abstract

Mabel E. (Wickham) Allen (1912-2003) was an alum of Colorado Woman's College (1931) and the University of Denver, Lamont School of Music (1933). This collection contains materials related to Mabel's training and performance as a violinist and her career as a music teacher in Colorado. The materials include textiles, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, diplomas, certificates, books, and other papers.

Dates: 1925 - 2003

Man with a Drawn Sword in the ''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0002.00021
Abstract

An unidentified man draws his sword on another man in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''

Dates: between 1941-1965

Man with Guitar in the ''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0002.00025
Abstract

A man with a guitar leaning on the wall behind him sings in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''

Dates: between 1941-1965

Martha Lipton and Dolores Wilson in the ''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00028
Abstract

Martha Lipton (right) as Augusta Tabor and Dolores Wilson (left) as Baby Doe perform in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Martha Lipton as Augusta Tabor in Central City Opera's Ballad of Baby Doe, between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00008
Abstract

Martha Lipton of the Metropolitan Opera poses for a publicity portrait. Lipton appeared as Augusta Tabor in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe," performed at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: between 1956-1959

Men in Front of Central City Opera House Billboard, 1956

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0001.00008
Abstract

Three unidentified men, one in a chef's uniform, two in suits, standing in front of a sign reading: ''World Premiere of The Ballad of Baby Doe by Dr. Douglas Moore and John Latouche,'' rest of text on sign is obscuredby the men except for the name ''Hanya Holm.''

Dates: 1956

Music - Sleeping Beauty , 1954

 File
Identifier: D037.05.0004.0048
Abstract

File contains single sheet of the score used for the 1954 performance of Sleeping Beauty. This sheet is the first page of the "Puss in Boots" variation in the third act. File also contains single full stage photograph of the production put on by the Lillian Cushing School of Dancing.

Dates: 1954

Musical Score - Hansel and Gretel, 1938

 File
Identifier: D037.05.0004.0039
Abstract

File contains Schrimer printing (ca 1930's) of Humperdinck's opera "Hansel and Gretel" used for the Lillian Cushing School of Dancing recital in 1938.

Dates: 1938

Newspapers, 1974-1995

 File
Identifier: D125.0001.0003
Abstract

Paul Noel Fiorino began participating in theatre in high school in the 1970s, and he began professionally dance shortly after. Initial newspaper articles show Fiorino finding his niche in ballet, such as a lead role in the Nutcracker. He danced for the broader Denver community as well as guest appearances, such as with the Martin Luther King Jr. HS Dancing Knights in New York. This folder includes newspaper mentions of Fiorino himself, mainly from Colorado-based performances.

Dates: 1974-1995