Genre: black-and-white photographs / Names: Santa Monica Civic Opera Association - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana.” Cast members wearing Italian peasant costumes are gathered center stage while Alfio (portrayed by Enrico Porta) stands to the fore of the group, holding a whip. The setting is a 19th century Sicilian village. Painted backdrops and sets depict stone and brick architecture surrounding a village square. At opposing ends of the stage are a cantina and a church. Beyond the stage, musicians can be seen in the orchestra pit, while audience members are viewed at foreground. Opera performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:: May 11, 1952
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Four opera singers from a Santa Monica civic Opera production of “Cavalleria Rusticana,” in costume, posed in front of a stage set. Second from left: Florence Timmerhoff as Lola; far right, Enrico Porta as Alfio. Unidentified players portray Mamma Lucia and Turrido. Photographed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:: May 11, 1952
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Opera singers performing in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Pagliacci.” The stage is filled with cast members in peasant costumes, as performers portraying Canio/ Pagliacci (in clown costume) and Canio’s wife Nedda ride onstage on a horse drawn wagon. The setting is a 19th century Calabrian village. With rolling hills and trees painted on a backdrop. To the fore stands a secondary stage resembling a Greek temple. Drawn curtains shield the interior from view. A banner painted with “I Pagliacci” is attached to the pediment. Beyond the stage, musicians can be viewed in the orchestra pit at foreground. Opera performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:: 1952
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The cast members, dressed as villagers, take up the entire stage. The setting is a 19th century Sicilian village. Painted backdrops and sets depict stone and brick architecture surrounding a village square. At opposing ends of the stage are a cantina and a church (where a priest stands at the doorway). Beyond the stage, musicians can be seen in the orchestra pit, while audience members are viewed at foreground. Opera performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:: May 11, 1952
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Photograph of Opera singer, Enrico Porta, flanked by Marjorie Taylor (R) and an unidentified female cast member, with the Santa Monica Civic Opera. All three performed in an excerpt of “La Traviata” (Act 2, Scene 2). Porta wears a three-piece suit, the ladies wear satin gowns. They stand on stage in front of a “La Traviata” stage set.
Date:: January 28, 1950
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Photograph of Mario Lanza, Santa Monica Civic Opera director and conductor, with unidentified member of the association’s Board of Directors.
Date:: [between 1950-1957]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Mock-up manuscript page titled, “Impressions of the Opera,” by Adelbert Bartlett. The article describes a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Lucia di Lammermoor,” giving special attention to the performance by Betty Herrick in the title role. As with the article, most of the accompanying photographs feature Herrick. The article was intended for publication.
Date:: 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Image housed with other negatives from a performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana” at Barnum Hall, May 11, 1952. This is a different performance at the same venue with similar sets. This performance may have been staged the same year.
Date:: 1952
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description:: Photograph of the hunting party scene in act 3 (probably) for a production of the opera "Martha" with an inn on the left and a back drop with painted landscape scenery.
Date:: 1951
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

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