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| Year |
Date |
Place |
Company |
Production |
Notes |
| 1864 |
Dec 8-9 |
Denver Theatre |
Mr.
& Mrs. Gruenwald |
Operatic concert |
From San Francisco opera house; performed in Central City Dec 10 Montana Theatre |
| 1869 |
Jun 26, 30 |
Denver Theatre |
Howson
Opera Troupe |
La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein (Offenbach) | Performed in Central City Jul
5-17
Montana Theatre; returned to perform in Denver July 19, adding to their
repertory Offenbach's La Rose de St. Fleur |
| Jun 28 |
Tromb-Al-Ca-Zar
(Offenbach) |
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| Jun 29 |
Perfection, or the Maid of
Munster and Ill
Treated Il Trovatore, or the Mother, the Maiden and the Musicianer
(farces) |
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| Jul 1 |
After the Masquerade and Aladdin (burlesque) | ||||
| Jul 2 |
The Little Ambassador From
Below (burlesque),
misere scene from Il Trovatore, and
Eaton Boy (farce) |
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| 1872 |
Jun 20 |
Denver Theatre |
French Opera Co |
La Grand Duchesse
(Offenbach) |
Marie Aimee's opera
bouffe company |
| Jun 21 |
La Perichole (Offenbach) |
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| Jun 22 |
Barbe-Bleue (Offenbach) |
Sat Grand Amimee Matinee |
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| 1872 |
Sep 11 |
Occidental Billiard Hall
(Blake St.) |
Signora Giovanna, Chilardi
Gallatti and tenor Signor Gallotti |
"Cavatinas, duetts and scenas" |
"Admission free" |
| 1873 |
Mar 4, 5 |
Denver Theatre |
Italian Opera and Pantomine
Troupe |
Opera and Pantomine |
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| 1873 |
May 15 |
Denver Theatre |
Local Denver group |
Laila (Stratton), an
operetta |
Prof. Diggett's production |
| 1873 |
Sep 2 |
Guard Opera House |
Best Talent of Denver |
Genevieve (Stratton), an operetta | Benefit for the Railroad
Mission School |
| 1874 |
Feb 9, 10 |
Denver Theatre |
Octavia Coriell |
Daughter of the Regiment
(Donizetti) (billed as "The Child of the Regiment") |
G. B. Waldron was the Sergeant |
| 1875 |
Sep 23- 25 |
Guard Opera House |
Lingard and his Opera and
Comedy Troupe |
Opera burlesque |
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| 1875 |
Nov 8 |
Guard Hall |
Ware's Opera Bouffe Co |
All for Love |
Company included the Lenton
Family |
| Nov 9 |
Dennis O'Doud |
Performed in Central City Nov
11
Belvidere Theatre |
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| Nov 10 |
?? |
No information about this
production |
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| 1876 |
May 23, 27m |
Denver Theatre |
Oates Comic Opera Co |
Girofle-Girofla (Lecocq) |
Sat matinee; Mrs. James
A. (Alice) Oates'
company |
| May 24 |
Princess of Trebizonde
(Offenbach) |
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| May 25 |
Madam Angot's Child (Lecocq) | ||||
| May 26 |
Trial by Jury (G &
S) and
Les Bavards (Offenbach) |
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| May 27 |
Grand Duchess of Gerolstein
(Offenbach) |
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| 1877 |
Jul 16 |
Forrester Opera House | Richings-Bernard Grand English Opera Co |
Maritana (Wallace) |
Company performed in Pueblo Jul 13, Colorado Springs Jul 14, Georgetown Jul 23-25 Cushman's Opera House, Central City Jul 26-28 Belvidere Theatre; also Boulder, Greeley and Cheyenne |
| Jul 17, 21 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| Jul 18, 21m |
Martha (Flotow) |
Sat matinee; Martha
was performed in Colorado Springs on Jul 14 |
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| Jul 19 |
Il Trovatore (Verdi) |
First Verdi opera in Denver |
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| Jul 20 |
Fra Diavolo (Auber) |
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| Jul 22 |
Turner Hall |
The Marriage of Figaro
(Mozart) |
Staged at Turner Hall as
Forrester would not permit Sunday performance in his hall |
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| 1877 |
Nov 19, 20 |
Turner Hall |
Clara
Louise Kellogg,
soprano, and Annie
Louise Cary, contalto |
Grand Concerts |
Assisted by Herr Graff, primo
tenore; Signor Verdi, primo baritone; and Mr. Geo. Conly, primo basso |
| 1878 |
Jan 2- 5 |
Forrester Opera House | Lilliputian Comic Opera Co | Jack, the Giant Killer and Toodles (farces) | Also matinees Jan 3-5; performed in Central City Dec 25-26 Belvidere Theatre, Boulder Dec 28 |
| 1878 |
Jan 28 |
Forrester Opera House | Richings-Bernard Grand English Opera Co |
Il Trovatore (Verdi) |
Ilma De
Murska was the prima
donna; performed in Central City opera house Feb 14-21 |
| Jan 29, Feb 2m |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
Sat matinee | |||
| Jan 30 |
Lucia di Lammermoor
(Bellini) |
First Bellini opera in Denver |
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| Jan 31 |
La Traviata (Verdi) |
Program change; Martha
was scheduled |
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| Feb 1 |
Faust (Gounod) |
De Murska as Marguerite; first
Gounod opera in Denver |
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| Feb 2 |
Martha (Flotow) and Crispino e la Comare (Ricci) | De Murska starred; program
change: Figaro
was scheduled |
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| Feb 10 |
Turner Hall | The Marriage of Figaro
(Mozart) 1st act |
Martha was originally
scheduled |
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| Feb 16 |
Forrester Opera House | Benefit Concert for Caroline
Richings |
Given to help the troupe get
out of town |
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| 1879 |
Jan 23 |
Forrester Opera House |
Oates English Opera Co |
Le Petit Duc (Lecocq) |
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| Jan 24 |
Girofle-Girofla (Lecocq) | ||||
| Jan 25m |
Les Cloches de Corneville
(Planquette) (The Chimes of Normandy) |
Sat Matinee |
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| Jan 25 |
La Perichole (Offenbach) |
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| 1879 |
May 20 |
Forrester Opera House | Denver Choral Union |
H.M.S. Pinafore
(G & S) |
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| 1879 | Jul 4, 5 |
Forrester Opera House | N.Y. 5th Avenue Pinafore Combination |
Trial by Jury and H.M.S. Pinafore (G & S) | Also matinees Fri Jul 4 and
Sat Jul 5 |
| 1879 | Jul 31- Aug 1 |
Forrester Opera House |
Hyers Sisters "The only colored operatic singers in the world." |
Urlina, the African Princess |
Anna Madah (soprano) and Emma Louise (contralto) Hyers, born in Sacramento in the 1850s and trained by a German pianist and Italian opera singer; debut at the Metropolitan Theater in Sacramento on April 22, 1867. In 1876, Joseph Bradford created for them the first African-American musical comedy, "Out of Bondage." |
| Aug 2m, 2 |
Out of Bondage
(Bradford) |
Sat matinee |
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| 1879 | Aug 13- 16, 18- 19 |
Forrester Opera House |
Juvenile
H.M.S. Pinafore Co |
H.M.S. Pinafore (G & S) | Also matinees Aug 16 and 19;
company organized by Mrs. Nate Forrester |
| 1879 | Sep 22- 27 |
Forrester Opera House | Denver Choral Union |
H.M.S. Pinafore (G & S) | Also matinee Sat Sep 27 |
| 1880 |
Apr 21- 24 |
Forrester Opera House |
J. H.
Haverly's Church Choir Opera Co |
H.M.S. Pinafore (G & S) | Also matinees Fri Apr 23 and
Sat Apr 24; performed in Georgetown May 3-4
McClellan Opera House, Central City May 5
Opera House |
| 1880 | Jun 7 |
Denver Opera House |
Star Alliance Opera Co |
Maritana (Wallace) and Prima
Donna of a Night |
Performed in Georgetown Jun 19 McClellan Opera House |
| Jun 8, 9m |
The Chimes of Normandy
(Planquette) and Love's Follies (Offenbach) |
Wed matinee |
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| Jun 9 |
Miss Multon and Aimee
(burlesque extravaganza) |
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| Jun 10m |
The Chimes of Normandy
(Planquette) |
Thu matinee |
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| Jun 10 |
Chouflouri (Offenbach)
and Fay's Farewell |
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| 1881 |
May 2- 7 |
16th Street Theatre |
Denver Opera Club |
Pirates of Penzance
(G & S) |
Pasmore and Kaufman directed |
| 1881 | May 18 |
16th Street Theatre | Soldene Comic Opera Co |
Chilperic (Herve) |
Emily Soldene and Rose Stella,
prima donni; performed at Fort Collins May 16 Opera House,
Central City Jun 4 Opera House |
| May 19 |
Genevieve de Brabant
(Offenbach) |
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| May 20 |
The Chimes of Normandy
(Planquette) |
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| May 21 |
La Fille de Madame Angot
(Lecocq) |
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| 1881 | Jun 1, 2 |
Armory Hall |
Denver Vocal Society |
Trial by Jury (G &
S) |
Together with a musical program |
| 1881 | Sep 5 |
Tabor Grand |
Emma
Abbott Grand English Opera Co |
Maritana (Wallace) | Inauguration of the Tabor
Grand
Opera House |
| Sep 6 |
Lucia di Lammermoor
(Donizetti) |
Emma Abbot as Lucia |
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| Sep 7, 12 |
Fra Diavolo (Auber) |
Emma Abbott as Zerlina | |||
| Sep 8 |
Il Trovatore (Verdi) |
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| Sep 9, 15 |
Cecelia's Love (adapted
from Verdi's La Traviata) |
Emma Abbot in the title role | |||
| Sep 10m, 14 |
Olivette (Audran) |
Sat matinee; Julie Rosewald in the title role | |||
| Sep 10 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| Sep 13 |
Faust (Gounod) | Emma Abbott as Marguerite |
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| Sep 16 |
Martha (Flotow) |
Emma Abbott in the title role |
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| Sep 17m |
The Chimes of Normandy (Planquette) | Sat matinee; Julie Rosewald as
Mignon |
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| 1881 | Sep 27 |
Tabor Grand |
Melville Opera Co |
Patience (G & S) |
Emelie Melville starred |
| Sep 28 |
The Royal Middy |
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| Sep 29 |
Boccaccio (Suppé) | ||||
| Sep 30 |
Madam Favart (Offenbach) |
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| Oct 1m |
Pirates of Penzance (G & S) | Sat matinee |
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| Oct 1 |
Prince Methusalem
(Strauss) |
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| 1881 | Oct 4, 7, 9 |
Tabor Grand |
Denver Opera Club |
Pirates of Penzance (G & S) | Pasmore and Kaufman directed |
| Oct 5, 6, 8 |
La Mascotte (Audran) |
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| 1882 |
Jan 23 |
Tabor Grand | Colorado Opera Club |
Brittle Silver (Hunt
& Wood) |
First opera written and
produced in CO; Stanley Wood wrote libretto, W. F. Hunt composed the
music; company played Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Leadville and other
cities |
| 1882 | Jan 30 |
Tabor Grand |
Oates Opera Bouffe Co |
La Mascotte (Audran) |
Alice Oates' company |
| Jan 31, Feb 4m |
Girofle-Girofla (Lecocq) |
Sat matinee |
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| Feb 1, 2 |
Little Duke (Halevy) | ||||
| Feb 3 |
La Jollie Parfumeuse
(Offenbach) |
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| 1882 | Feb 16- 18 |
Tabor Grand |
Denver Opera Club |
H.M.S. Pinafore
(G & S) |
Matinees Fri Feb 17 and
Sat Feb 18; a performance also was given in Golden |
| 1882 | May 29, Jun 2 |
Tabor Grand |
Comley-Barton Opera Company |
Madam Favart (Offenbach) |
Company was from the 5th
Avenue Theatre in New York |
| May 30, Jun 3m |
Olivette (Audran) |
Sat matinee |
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| May 31, Jun 3 |
Patience (G & S) |
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| Jun 1 |
Manola (Lecocq) |
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| 1882 | Jun 22 |
Tabor Grand |
Haverly's
Consolidated Mastodon Minstrels |
Patience (G & S) | Was a new minstrel version of
the operetta |
| 1882 | Sep 18 |
Tabor Grand | Emma Abbott Grand English
Opera Co |
La Sonnambula (Bellini) |
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| Sep 18, 23m |
King for a Day (Orig. Verdi's Un giorno di regno) | Sat matinee |
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| Sep 19 |
Martha (Flotow) |
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| Sep 20 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| Sep 21 |
The Colleen Bawn (Balfe) |
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| Sep 22 |
Fra Diavolo (Auber) |
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| Sep 23 |
The Chimes of Normandy (Planquette) | Emma Abbott starred in this
performance as the heroine and also "gave her wonderful rendition of
'The Last Rose of summer'"; Julie Rosewald sang Leonora in the Tower
Scene from Il Trovatore |
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| 1883 |
Jan 29- Feb 3m |
Tabor Grand |
J. H.
Haverly's English Opera Company |
Merry War (Strauss) |
Sat matinee |
| 1883 | Apr 2- 7 |
Tabor Grand |
McCaull
Opera Comique Co |
The Queen's Lace
Handkerchief (Strauss) |
Company was under the auspices
of J. H. Haverly; William T. Carleton (specially engaged); matinee
Sat Apr 7 |
| 1883 | May 7- 9, 12m |
Tabor Grand |
Chas. E. Ford's English Comic
Opera Co |
Iolanthe (G & S) |
Sat matinee |
| May 10 |
Billee Taylor (Stephens
& Solomon) |
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| May 11 |
Les Mantraux Noirs (Bucalossi) | ||||
| May 12 |
The Sorcerer (Sullivan) |
Sullivan: of G & S fame |
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| 1883 | Jul 23 |
Academy of Music | C. D
Hess Acme Opera Co |
Fra Diavolo (Auber) | Nate Forrester, who had leased
and managed Guard Hall and renamed it Denver Opera House, was manager
of the Academy of Music; Abbie Carrington was "Prima Donna Assoluta" in
Hess' company |
| Jul 24 |
The Chimes of Normandy
(Planquette) |
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| Jul 25m |
Iolanthe (G & S) |
Wed matinee |
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| Jul 25 |
Martha (Flotow) |
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| Jul 26 |
Pirates of Penzance
(G & S) |
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| Jul 27 |
Faust (Gounod) |
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| Jul 28m |
Olivette (Audran) |
Sat matinee |
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| Jul 28 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| 1883 | Sep 27- 29 |
Academy of Music |
Orpheus Operatic Society | Trial by Jury (G &
S), Blind Beggars (Offenbach), Too Many Cooks |
The operatic society was "a
superb chorus of forty Denver society ladies and gentleman." Also
Sat matinee. Max Kaufmann was then manager of the Academy of Music |
| 1883 | Dec 10 |
Tabor Grand |
Chicago Church Choir Opera Co | The Chimes of Normandy (Planquette) | |
| Dec 11 |
Iolanthe (G & S) | ||||
| Dec 12m, 13m |
H.M.S. Pinafore (G & S) | Wed and Thu matinees |
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| Dec 12, 13 |
Patience (G & S) | ||||
| 1883 | Dec 24, 31 |
Tabor Grand |
Boston Ideal Opera Co |
Fatinitza (Suppé) |
The Boston Ideal Opera Co
became The Bostonians |
| Dec 25m, Jan 2 |
La Mascotte (Audran) |
Tue matinee |
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| Dec 25, Jan 5 |
The Musketeers (Varney) |
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| Dec 26, Jan 3 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| Dec 27, Jan 1m |
Patience (G & S) |
Tue matinee |
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| Dec 28, Jan 5m |
Fra Diavolo (Auber) |
Sat matinee |
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| Dec 29m |
Pirates of Penzance
(G & S) |
Sat matinee |
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| Dec 29, Jan 1 |
Girofle-Girofla (Lecocq) | ||||
| Jan 4 |
Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) | ||||
| 1884 |
Feb 29 |
Tabor Grand |
Her Majesty's Opera Co |
La Sonnambula (Bellini) |
English impresario James Henry
Mapleson's company; Etelka
Gerster was Amina |
| Mar 1m |
La Traviata (Verdi) |
Sat matinee; Adelina
Patti was Violetta |
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| Mar 1 |
Rigoletto (Verdi) |
Lillian
Nordica was Gilda |
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| Mar 3 |
Lucia di Lammermoor
(Donizetti) |
Etelka Gerster was Lucia | |||
| 1884 | Mar 17 |
Tabor Grand |
Emma
Abbott Grand Opera Co |
Rigoletto (Verdi) |
Peter McCourt became manager
of the Tabor on this date |
| Mar 18 |
Mignon (Thomas) |
Abbott, Rosewald and Seguin
starred |
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| Mar 19 |
La Sonnambula (Bellini) | ||||
| Mar 20 |
Martha (Flotow) |
Also Abbott's "Last Rose of
Summer" and Rosewald in mad scene from Hamlet (Thomas) |
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| Mar 21 |
Linda, Pearl of Savoy
(Donizetti) (Linda di Chamounix) |
Also prison scene from Il
Trovatore (Verdi) |
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| Mar 22 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
Also second act from Carmen
(Bizet) |
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| 1884 | Jul 21, 25 |
Tabor Grand |
Fay
Templeton Comic Opera Co |
Girofle-Girofla (Lecocq) | |
| Jul 22, 28 |
La Mascotte (Audran) | ||||
| Jul 23, 26m |
La Belle Coquette
(Maylath) |
Sat matinee |
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| Jul 24 |
Fatinitza (Suppé) | ||||
| Jul 26, 29 |
Olivette (Audran) | ||||
| 1884 |
Sep 1- 6 |
Tabor Grand |
The Bijou Opera Bouffe Co |
Orpheus and Eurydice
(Offenbach) |
Matinee Sat Sep 6 |
| Sep 8- 13 |
H.M.S. Pinafore
(G & S) |
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| 1884 |
Sep 22, 23 |
Academy of Music | Carleton English Opera Co | Fra Diavolo (Auber) | |
| Sep 24 |
La Fille du Tambour Major
(Offenbach) |
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| Sep 25- 27 |
Merry War (Strauss) | Matinee Sat Sep 27 |
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| 1884 |
Dec 15 |
Tabor Grand |
Emma Abbott Grand Opera Co |
La Traviata (Verdi) |
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| Dec 16 |
Martha (Flowtow) |
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| Dec 17m |
Semiramide (Rossini) |
Wed matinee; first Rossini
opera in Denver |
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| Dec 17 |
Heart and Hand (Lecocq) | ||||
| Dec 18 |
Mignon (Thomas) |
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| Dec 19 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| Dec 20m |
Maritana (Wallace) |
Sat matinee |
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| Dec 21 |
Il Trovatore (Verdi) |
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| 1885 |
Jan 10m, 10 |
Tabor Grand |
Boulder Juvenile Opera Co |
Patience (G&S) | Sat matinee |
| 1885 |
Jun 29, 30, Jul 1, 3, 4 |
Academy of Music |
Denver Ladies Opera Co | A Dress Rehearsal |
"The washout at Central
prevent the company from going there this week, and many of our
citizens have requested so urgently for a repetition of the favorite
opera." |
| 1885 |
Jul 6- 11 |
Academy of Music |
Demorest English Opera Co |
H.M.S. Pinafore
(G & S) |
Note that the Tabor Grand was
also playing a Pinafore in the same week; on the evening of
Jul 10 it was announced from the stage that the management had refused
to pay the orchestra and that there would be no performance; a small
riot developed as the audience sought refunds on tickets |
| 1885 |
Jul 6- 8, 10 |
Tabor Grand |
Broad Opera Co (local company) |
Bells of Corneville
(Planquette) (The Chimes of Normandy) |
W. Mason Broad organized this
Denver company |
| Jul 9, 11m |
H.M.S. Pinafore (G & S) | Sat matinee |
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| 1885 |
Aug 31- Sep 5 |
Tabor Grand |
Brittle Silver Opera Co |
Brittle Silver (Hunt
and Wood) and Pricilla (?) |
Starred Wilfrida and H. F.
Fareweather from the McCaul Opera Co., NY, and F. J. McCarthy, W. P.
Guiberson, and Douglas A. Flint from the Hess Opera Co., Chicago |
| 1885 |
Oct 12, 13 |
Tabor Grand |
Broad Opera Co |
Fantine (Messager) |
W. Mason Broad, conductor |
| Oct 14- 17 |
The Chimes of Normandy
(Planquette) |
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| 1885 |
Nov 16- 21 |
Tabor Grand |
Thompson Opera Co |
The Mikado (G & S) |
Sat matinee |
| 1885 |
Nov 23- 26 |
Academy of Music |
Grau English Opera Co |
The Mikado (G & S) |
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| Nov 27, 28 |
La Mascotte (Audran) | Also matinee Sat Nov 28 |
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| 1885 |
Dec 10 |
First Baptist Church |
Nevada Grand Concert |
Emma Nevada
assisted by Edmond Vergnet, tenor; Carlo Buti, baritone; Luigi Casati,
violin; Gustave Lewita, pianist; Paolo Giorza, musical director and
conductor |
In her first Denver
appearance, Emma Nevada, the "sagebrush linnet [songbird]", was sick
with
a sore
throat or influenza and made two attempts to sing but was forced to quit |
| 1885 |
Dec 17- 19 |
Tabor Grand |
Carleton Opera Co |
The Mikado (G & S) |
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| 19m |
Nanon (Genée) | Sat matinee |
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| 1885 |
Dec 21- 26 |
Academy of Music |
Denver Musical Association |
The Mikado (G & S) | Also matinees Fri Dec 25 and
Sat Dec 26 |
| 1885 |
Dec 28 |
Tabor Grand |
Milan Italian Opera Co |
Il Trovatore (Verdi) |
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| Dec 29, Jan 2m |
Lucia di Lammermoor
(Donizetti) |
Sat matinee |
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| Dec 30, 1m |
La Traviata (Verdi) |
New Year's matinee |
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| Dec 31 |
La Sonnambula (Bellini) |
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| Jan 1 | Norma (Bellini) | ||||
| Jan 2 | Faust (Gounod) | ||||
| 1886 |
Mar 13 |
Academy of Music |
Her Majesty's Opera Co |
Carmen (Bizet) |
sc; Minnie Hauck,
who had created the role originally, was Carmen; first performance of
complete Carmen in Denver |
| Mar 15 |
Faust (Gounod) |
Lillian
Nordica was Marguerita |
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| 1886 |
May 31- Jun 2, 5m |
Tabor Grand |
Grand Comic Opera Co (local
troupe) |
Iolanthe (G & S) |
Sat matinee |
| Jun 3- 5 |
Mikado (G & S) |
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| 1886 |
Sep 6- 8 |
Tabor Grand |
Chicago Opera Co |
Mikado (G & S) | |
| Sep 9- 10, 11m |
Fatinitza (Suppé) |
Sat matinee |
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| Sep 11 |
The Sorcerer (G & S) |
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| 1886 |
Sep 27- Oct 1 |
Tabor Grand |
Chicago Opera Co | Mikado (G & S) | |
| Oct 2m |
H.M.S. Pinafore (G
& S) |
Sat Matinee |
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| Oct 2 |
Fatinitza (Suppé) | ||||
| 1886 |
Oct 18 |
Tabor Grand |
J. C. Duff's Comic Opera Co |
Iolanthe (G & S) |
Lillian
Russell was Phyllis |
| Oct 19- 21 |
A Trip to Africa
(Suppé) |
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| Oct 22 |
Mikado (G & S) | ||||
| 1886 |
Dec 13- 15, 18m |
Tabor Grand |
McCaull
Opera Comique Co |
The Black Hussar
(Millöcker) |
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| Dec 16- 18 |
Falka (Chassaigne) |
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| 1887 |
Feb 15 |
Denver Music Hall |
Grand Operatic Concert | Famous
selections and the second act of Semiramide |
Program included soprano Adelina
Patti, contralto Sofia Scalchi,
tenor Albert Guille, baritone Antonio Galassi,
and basso Franco Novaro |
| 1887 |
Mar 7 |
Tabor Grand |
Emma Abbott New Grand Opera Co |
Lucretia Borgia
(Donizetti) |
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| Mar 8 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| Mar 9m |
The Chimes of Normandy
(Planquette) |
Wed matinee |
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| Mar 9 |
La Sonnambula (Bellini) |
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| Mar 10 |
Il Trovatore (Verdi) |
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| Mar 11, 12m |
The Mikado (G & S) |
Sat matinee; Carnival of
Venice (Thomas) originally was scheduled |
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| Mar 12 |
Faust (Gounod) |
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| 1887 |
Apr 25, 26 30m |
Tabor Grand |
Carleton
Opera Co |
Erminie (Jakobowski) |
Sat matinee; William T.
Carleton's company |
| Apr 27, 28, 30 |
Nanon (Genée) |
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| Apr 29 |
The Mikado (G & S) |
The Drum Major's
Daughter (Offenbach) originally was scheduled |
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| 1887 |
May 15 |
Tabor Grand |
Amberg's New York Thalia Opera
Co |
Grand Operatic Concert | Chorus of forty voices singing
selections from Beggar Student, Black Hussar, Don
Caesar, Nanon, Gasperone, Boccaccio, and Fledermaus |
| May 16 |
Denver Music Hall |
The Beggar Student
(Millöcker) |
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| May 17 |
Die Fledermaus (Strauss) |
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| 1887 |
Jun 13- 16 |
Denver Music Hall |
Adelaide
Randall Comic Opera Co |
Princess of Trebizonde
(Offenbach) |
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| Jun 17, 18m, 20-22 |
The Mikado (G & S) |
Sat matinee |
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| Jun 23- 25, 25m |
The Mascot (Audran) (La Mascotte) |
Sat matinee |
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| 1887 |
Jun 27- Jul 2 |
Mammoth Rink |
Adelaide Randall Comic Opera Co | Billee Taylor (Stephens
& Solomon) |
The company performed in
Leadville and
Colorado Springs after leaving Denver; Mammoth Rink, at 16th
and California, in
August 1887 became the 16th Street Theater; it quickly
failed and in January
1888 the name was changed back to Mammoth Rink |
| Jul 4- 6 |
The Chimes of Normandy
(Planquette) |
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| Jul 7- 9 |
The Mascot (Audran) | ||||
| Jul 10 |
Grand Concert |
Sun evening concert; "The
Spanish Students and
Orchestra in a Selected Programme" |
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| Jul 11- 15, Aug 8, 10 |
The Bridal Trap (Audran) |
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| Jul 16 |
The Chimes of Normandy (Planquette) | ||||
| Jul 17 |
Grand Concert |
Sun evening concert |
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| Jul 18- 24 |
Princess of Trebizonde (Offenbach) | ||||
| Aug 1- 4 |
H.M.S. Pinafore (G
& S) |
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| Aug 5 |
Benefit for Adelaide Randall |
First act of Pinafore
and second act of Fra Diavolo |
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| Aug 9, 12 |
Girofle-Girofla (Lecocq) |
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| Aug 11 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| Aug 13 |
The Mikado (G & S) | ||||
| 1887 |
Aug 25 |
Tabor Grand |
Annie May Kessler |
Concert Programme |
Benefit for Thomas Klotz;
second act from Der
Freischutz and third act from Daughter of the Regiment |
| 1887 |
Sep 19- 24 |
16th Street Theater |
Adelaide Randall Comic Opera Co | The Doctor of Alcantra
(Eichberg) |
Theatre was formerly the
Mammoth Rink |
| Sep 26, 27 |
The Bridal Trap (Audran) | ||||
| Sep 28- 31 |
Princess of Trebizonde (Offenbach) | ||||
| 1887 |
Dec 5, 10m |
Tabor Grand |
Abbott New Grand Opera Co |
Ruy Blas (Marchetti) |
Emma Abbott's company; Sat
matinee |
| Dec 6 |
Carnival of Venice
(Thomas) |
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| Dec 7m |
Martha (Flotow) |
Wed matinee |
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| Dec 7 |
Faust (Gounod) |
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| Dec 8 |
Il Trovatore (Verdi) |
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| Dec 9 |
The Mikado (G & S) |
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| Dec 10 |
The Bohemian Girl (Balfe) | ||||
| 1888 |
Feb 29- 22 |
Tabor Grand |
Carleton Opera Co |
Dorothy (Cellier &
Stephenson) |
Sat matinee |
| Feb 23, 25m |
Erminie (Jakobowski) | ||||
| Feb 24 |
The Merry War (Strauss) | Fra Diavolo originally was scheduled | |||
| Feb 25 |
Nanon (Genée) | ||||
| Feb 26 |
Grand Sacred Concert |
Sun: W. T. Carleton with full
orchestra and chorus |
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| 1888 |
Apr 9- 12, 14m |
Tabor Grand |
Conried Opera Co |
The Gypsy Baron
(Strauss) |
Sat matinee |
| Apr 13, 14 |
Vice Admiral
(Millöcker) |
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| 1888 |
Oct 15 |
Tabor Grand |
Abbott Grand Opera Co |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
Emma Abbott's company |
| Oct 16 |
Rose of Castile (Balfe) |
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| Oct 17m |
The Chimes of Normandy (Planquette) | Wed matinee |
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| Oct 17 |
Faust (Gounod |
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| Oct 18 |
Il Trovatore (Verdi) |
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| Oct 19 |
Norma (Bellini) |
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| Oct 20m |
Martha (Flotow) |
Sat matinee |
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| Oct 20 |
The Bohemian Girl (Balfe) | The Mikado originally
was scheduled |
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| 1888 |
Nov 12- 16, 17m |
Tabor Grand |
Fay Templeton Comic Opera Co | The Corsair (Rice) |
Spectacular burlesque; Sat
matinee |
| Nov 17 |
Evangeline (Rice) |
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| 1888 |
Dec 3, 5, 8m |
Tabor Grand |
Carleton Opera Co |
Mynheer Jan (Jakobowski) |
Sat matinee |
| Dec 4, 6 |
The Queen's Lace
Handkerchief (Strauss) |
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| Dec 7 |
Nanon (Genée) | ||||
| Dec 8 |
Erminie (Jakobowski) | ||||
| 1889 |
Jan 14, 15, 19m, Jan 23m |
Tabor Grand |
The Bostonians |
Dorothy (Cellier & Stephenson) | Sat and Wed matinees |
| Jan 16m |
Don Pasquale (Donizetti) |
Wed matinee |
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| Jan 16, Jan 22, 24 |
Fatinitza (Suppé) | ||||
| Feb 17, 26 |
The Bohemian Girl
(Balfe) |
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| Feb 18, 26m |
Mignon (Thomas) |
Sat matinee |
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| Feb 19, Jan 21, 23, 25 |
Pygmalion and Galatea
(Gilbert) |
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| 1889 |
Apr 12, 13m |
First Baptist Church |
Emma Albani,
soprano |
Grand Concert |
Sat matinee; "Operatic
classics and Popular
Music; Madame Albani will be supported by her London Concert Company" |
| 1889 |
Apr 15- 20 |
Tabor Grand |
Conried's English Comic Opera
Co |
The King's Fool (Muller) |
Also performed for the Gala Grand Opening of the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen on April 23 and 24 |
| 1889 |
May 6 |
Trinity Church |
Emma Albani, soprano |
Return Concert |
"Supported by her London Concert Company together with Mr. Stevenson's Concert Choir"; sponsored by the Glenarm Reading Club |