Names: John Adams Auditorium (Santa Monica, Calif.) - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Woman in gypsy costume, in dance pose, one arm raised, on wooden floor in a hallway at John Adams Auditorium, for a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "La Traviata."
Date:: 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: This performance of “Rigoletto” was possibly presented at John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica.
Date:: [circa September 22, 1951]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Photograph of bass singer Arnet Amos, in long jacket, bow tie, and ruffled cuffs, hands clasped.
Date:: 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Scene in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Martha" with aristocratic ladies gathered in a stately room.
Date:: 1951-04-01
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Photograph of a scene in the opera "Martha" with Roger Hansen facing a female character, with Dorothy Lewis visible behind her, and men and women next to a building with a wooded landscape in the background. The orchestra is visible in the foreground.
Date:: 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Photograph of a Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Betty Herrick as Lucia in a bridal gown (L), Giovanni Zavatti as Edgardo (center)and others. The singers wear 17th century period costume, the women in gowns, the men (with the exception of two) in satin breeches and doublet-inspired tunics, ruff collars, and baldricks worn diagonally across their chest (to hold their swords). The man standing closest to Lucia wears a more austere, dark costume with a wide flat collar and cuffs; the singer to his right wears a jerkin, short breeches, cavalier boots and a baldric. The set represents a hall in Lammermoor Castle with walls, stairs and a doorway. Props include a table and chair. Musicians in the orchestra pit are viewed in foreground. Likely performed at John Adams Junior High School, Santa Monica.
Date:: 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Betty Herrick as Lucia and Giovanni Zavatti as Edgardo in “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Herrick wears a gown emulating 17th century attire. It is comprised of a full skirt, lace overlay bodice with long sleeves, and a tie around the waist. An organza shawl and bejeweled necklace and earrings complete the ensemble. Zavatti wears a jerkin, short full breeches, cavalier boots and a baldric with sword. They stand in front of a flat background with a painted fountain and exterior architecture representing Lammermoor Castle. The dimly lit stage suggests nighttime. The conductor’s podium, musical scores, and a musician can be seen from the orchestra pit at foreground. Likely performed at John Adams Junior High School, Santa Monica.
Date:: 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Betty Herrick as Lucia and Giovanni Zavatti as Edgardo in “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Herrick wears a gown emulating 17th century attire. It is comprised of a full skirt, lace overlay bodice with long sleeves, and a tie around the waist. An organza shawl and bejeweled necklace and earrings complete the ensemble. Zavatti wears a jerkin, short full breeches, cavalier boots and a baldric with sword. They stand in front of a flat background with a painted fountain and exterior architecture representing Lammermoor Castle. The dimly lit stage suggests nighttime. The conductor’s podium and musical scores can be seen from the orchestra pit at foreground. Likely performed at John Adams Junior High School, Santa Monica.
Date:: 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: “Rigoletto” was performed twice at John Adams Auditorium during the company’s 8th season: September 22 and October 27, 1951
Date:: [September 22, 1951 or October 27, 1951]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: “L’Elisir d’amore” was performed twice at John Adams Auditorium during the company’s 8th season: October 13 and November 3, 1951
Date:: October 13, 1951- November 3, 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

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