“Il Trovatore” production with Arnet Amos and others, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1950

Item Overview

Title

“Il Trovatore” production with Arnet Amos and others, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1950

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

April 22, 1950

Date

1950-04-22

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Los Angeles Civic Grand Opera production of “Il Trovatore,” Act 1, Scene 1. Cast members depicting soldiers and attendants (wearing tunics and stockings, helmets and swords at their sides) sings as Ferrando, captain of the guards for the Count di Luna, listens. Ferrando, portrayed by Arnett Amos, wears a cape and embellished tunic reflecting his rank over the others. Behind them hangs a sculpture of a knight with sword and shield. A piano and musicians are viewed in the orchestra pit at foreground. The opera was performed at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles.
Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” produced by Francesco (Frank) Pace, was performed at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, April 22, 1950. The production was critiqued in a Los Angeles Times article, “Verdi Opera Presented,” 24 Apr. 1950: B10.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Pace Opera. Il Trovatore 4/22/50
Handwritten on edge of negative: 43

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Los Angeles Civic Grand Opera
Wilshire Ebell Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore
Amos, Arnet, 1911-1991

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.060908

Latitude

-118.325073

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Operas & operettas--California--Los Angeles