JAN 26 1971, JAN 28 1971; WITCHCRAFT THEME FOR OPENER FOR DENVER LYRIC OPERA SEASON; Denver Lyric Op

JAN 26 1971, JAN 28 1971; WITCHCRAFT THEME FOR OPENER FOR DENVER LYRIC OPERA SEASON; Denver Lyric Opera opened its 1971 season Tuesday night at the Auditorium Theatre with Robert Ward's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, "The Crucible," and among first-night crowd were Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hirst, left, of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Silver. he opera, based on Arthur Miller's play about Salem witch trials, will be repeated Thursday at 8:15 p.m. Next opera in schedule will be "Rigoletto," March 23 and 25.; (Photo By Barry Staver/The Denver Post via Getty Images)