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

Description:: Scene from a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Kay Marshall (?), as Lucia, and Edgardo. The painted set represents a fountain and the exterior of Lammermoor Castle. Members of the orchestra are visible in the foreground.
Date:: [circa 1951]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Curtain call for a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Lucia di Lammermoor" with (L to R): Catherine Mazet (probably) as Alice, Natalie Garrotto as Lucia, Richard Kissler (probably) as Raimondo, Enrico Porta as Enrico, Ray Gagan as Edgardo, a possibly Bruce Wescott as Arturo.
Date:: [circa 1950-1951]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Photograph of Enrico Porta and 3 others in "Rigoletto" by the Santa Monica Civic Opera, with the orchestra visible in the foreground.
Date:: November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: The Santa Monica Civic Opera performed “Rigoletto” at the John Adams Auditorium November 26-27, and December 3-4. This is probably the November 27th performance, with Diana Guadagno in the role of Gilda. The role alternated between Natalie Garrotto, Kay Marshall and Diana Guadagno. Enrico Porta played Rigoletto for all four shows.
Date:: November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: The Santa Monica Civic Opera performed “Rigoletto” at the John Adams Auditorium November 26-27, and December 3-4. This is possibly the December 3rd performance with Kay Marshall in the role of Gilda. The role alternated between Natalie Garrotto, Kay Marshall and Diana Guadagno. Enrico Porta played Rigoletto for all four shows.
Date:: November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Photograph of two cast members with the Santa Monica Civic Opera, in costume as Sparafucile (a hired assassin) and his sister, Maddalena (portrayed by Gladys Andrews). Both wear Romani (Gypsy) costumes. He wears a striped shirt and vest, a scarf covering his head, and an earring in one ear. Scars are drawn on his face and arms. She wears an off-the-shoulder peasant blouse with wide belt, necklaces and bracelets of beads and coins, and a flower behind one ear.
Date:: November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Santa Monica Civic Opera singers performing in, "The Barber of Seville." The singers, wearing 18th century Spanish clothing, portray (left to right) Rosina, Berta, Count Almavida (dressed as a soldier), Figaro (behind him), Bartolo and Basilio. A group of soldiers stand in the background. The players are surrounded by a stage set recreating a room in Bartolo’s home. The set, painted with decorative paneled walls and a faux fireplace, is also decorated with end tables, chairs, a curtained window and candelabras. A pianist is visible from the orchestra pit. Performed at John Adams Junior High School, Santa Monica.
Date:: December 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Betty Herrick in the title role of Lucia, from the Santa Monica Civic Opera production, “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Herrick, wearing a 17th century inspired satin robe and smock and holding a bouquet of roses, is photographed presumably during her curtain call. A man with a camera stands offstage to her left. Likely photographed 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:: View of about 19 cast members onstage, in costume, most seated around 2 tables, one woman singing at center stage, standing, holding glass, tenor Giovanni Zavatti at right, standing, holding glass, with about 2 orchestra members partially visible below straight edge of stage.
Date:: 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

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