Chicago City Opera Company
The Chicago City Opera Company was a
Civic Opera House from 1935 to 1939 before it too succumbed to financial difficulties. It was succeeded by the Chicago Opera Company
.
MGM actress Betty Jaynes
, at age 15, made her debut with the Chicago City Opera Company on December 6, 1936.
References
- Davis, Ronald L., Opera in Chicago, Appleton, New York City, 1966.
- Marsh, Robert C. and Norman Pellegrini, 150 Years of Opera in Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press, Chicago, 2006.
