1960 Festival Program - Central City Colo Opera House

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Program from the Central City Colorado 1960 festival. Most of the program is dedicated the city history, but more about the famous Opera House. The Central City Opera House was built in 1878 by Welsh and Cornish miners. This National Historic Landmark, centerpiece of the historic gold mining town of Central City, has hosted performances of the nation's fifth-oldest opera company since 1932. Central City Opera's
national summer festival
attracts patrons from all over the country and abroad to enjoy intimate opera in its 550-seat opera house. A volunteer-driven effort led by Ida Kruse McFarlane, Edna Chappell and Anne Evans led to an extensive restoration of the Opera House in 1932. That summer, the legendary actress Lillian Gish opened the newly restored opera house with
Camille
, launching an annual tradition of summer festivals in Central City that continues to this day. 8 1/2" x 11" 16 pgs. Illustrated with many nice bw photographs and the back cover is a bird's eye photo of the city c1960. Very mild general wear.
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