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"Rigoletto" curtain call with Ray Gagan, Enrico Porta and Natalie Garrotto, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

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

“Rigoletto” production with Enrico Porta, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Opera singer Enrico Porta, in the role of Rigoletto, sings while a crowd of nobles and courtiers look on. The singers wear costumes evoking 16th century attire - the female singers wear long gowns with full skirts and puffed sleeves. The men wear stockings, doublet-inspired tunics, ruff collars, and baldrics (for holding a sword) around the waist. Rigoletto wears an embroidered cape and braided belt with tassels. The stage set represents a room in the Duke’s palace complete with a throne (an ornate wooden chair covered with a canopy, placed on an elevated platform). The walls are built with faux columns and crests mounted on them. Musicians can be seen from the orchestra pit at foreground. Additionally, Natalie Garrotto (second from left) performs as a noblewoman and Jean Kortlander is visible as well (3rd from R).
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” production with Enrico Porta, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

“Rigoletto” production with Natalie Garrotto and Ray Gagan, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

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

“Rigoletto” with Natalie Garrotto, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

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

"Rigoletto" performance attendees with Enrico Porta costumed as "Rigoletto," John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Enrico Porta, in costume as the title character, “Rigoletto,” for a performance of the Santa Monica Civic Opera, photographed with three performance attendees. One wears a fur coat, the other two in contemporary overcoats. Porta wears a stripped doublet-inspired tunic, full, short breeches (called slops), stockings and a cape. The women are separated from Porta by a stone wall stage set covered with vines, and a garden bench.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" performance attendees with Enrico Porta costumed as "Rigoletto," John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

"Barber of Seville" production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1955

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera singers portraying Basilio (standing) and Bartolo (seated) in, "The Barber of Seville." The singers wear 18th century Spanish clothing and are surrounded by a stage set recreating a room in an affluent home. The set, painted with decorative paneled walls and a faux fireplace, is also decorated with end tables, chairs, and candelabras. The conductor and pianist are 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
"Barber of Seville" production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1955

"Martha" production, spinning wheel scene, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Photograph of the spinning wheel scene in a production of the opera "Martha." June Moss (center, as Lady Harriet Durham) her confidante Nancy, and Roger Hansen (2nd from right, as one of the young farmers, Lyonel or Plunkett) are in a farmhouse room with 2 spinning wheels.
Date:
1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Martha" production, spinning wheel scene, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

"Martha" production, spinning wheel scene with Natalie Garrotto, Roger Hansen and Giovanni Zavatti, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Photograph of the spinning wheel scene in a production of the opera "Martha" with Natalie Garrotto (left, Lady Harriet Durham), her confidante Nancy, and Roger Hansen and Giovanni Zavatti as the young farmers, Lyonel and Plunkett in a farmhouse room with 2 spinning wheels.
Date:
1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Martha" production, spinning wheel scene with Natalie Garrotto, Roger Hansen and Giovanni Zavatti, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

“Lucia di Lammermoor” performance with Betty Herrick and Giovanni Zavatti, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

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
“Lucia di Lammermoor” performance with Betty Herrick and Giovanni Zavatti, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

“Lucia di Lammermoor” production with Betty Herrick and Giovanni Zavatti, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

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
“Lucia di Lammermoor” production with Betty Herrick and Giovanni Zavatti, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

“Lucia di Lammermoor” production with Betty Herrick and Giovanni Zavatti, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

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
“Lucia di Lammermoor” production with Betty Herrick and Giovanni Zavatti, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

"Traviata" production with Barbara Gholson, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1952

Description:
Barbara Gholson as Violetta and a male cast member stand in front of a banquet table set with a candelabra and beneath a chandelier at a performance of "La Traviata." Roger Hansen, holding a wine glass, and another male cast member stand behind the table and sing. Three other case members are seated at another table in the background and Florence Timmerhoff is visible in the on the right side of the background group. An orchestra member in the orchestra pit is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Date:
[between 1949-1952]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Traviata" production with Barbara Gholson, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1952

"Rigoletto" cast members Charles Burton (possibly), Louis Statham and Laurin Malcolm, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Photograph of Santa Monica Civic Opera singers portraying Rigoletto, Sparafucile and Count Monterone from the opera, “Rigoletto.” The singer portraying Rigoletto (possibly Charles Burton) wears an embroidered velvet doublet with sunburst collar, padded to reveal the character’s hunched back. He holds a bauble (a mock scepter) in one hand. To his left, Louis Statham portrays the hired assassin Sparafucile, wearing a Romani (Gypsy) style outfit with a loose shirt and pants, vest and waist sash. The outfit is completed with a scarf tied around his head and an earring in one ear. Laurin Malcolm, in costume as Count Monterone, wears an embellished tunic with ruff collar and cuffs, belt and stockings. They are in front of a set background painted to look like ornate paneled walls from the Duke’s palace. Photo possibly taken 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
"Rigoletto" cast members Charles Burton (possibly), Louis Statham and Laurin Malcolm, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

“Rigoletto” production at John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Rigoletto.” The singers, portraying nobles and courtiers, wear costumes evoking 16th century attire - the female singers wear long gowns with full skirts and puffed sleeves. The men wear stockings, doublets with paneled sleeves, ruff collars, and baldrics (for holding a sword) across their chests. At left, performers portraying the Duke of Mantua and Rigoletto stand opposite two noblemen, possibly Count Monterone and Count Ceprano. The stage set represents a room in the Duke’s palace, replete with paneled walls set with Corinthian inspired columns and a frieze over a curtained passageway. Two family crests hang high above the painted scenery. At left sits a throne (an ornate wooden chair covered with a canopy and placed on an elevated platform); a chandelier hangs overhead at center. Musicians viewed from orchestra pit at foreground. Additionally, June Moss (second from right) performs as a noble in attendance.
Date:
c[irca September 22, 1951]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” production at John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

“Rigoletto” cast members Roger Hansen, Kay Marshall and 2 others, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Four cast members, two men and two women, with the Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Rigoletto," in costume. The women wear long satin dresses with puffed sleeves. Kay Marshall (third from left) wears a two-toned, paneled jacquard-print dress with v-neckline. Roger Hansen (2nd from left) and the other male performer are dressed as noblemen are possibly portraying Count Monterone and Count Ceprano. They wear stockings, doublets with paneled sleeves, ruff collars, and baldrics (for holding a sword) across their chests. They are photographed in front of a set background painted to look like ornate paneled walls from the Duke’s palace. Photo possibly taken 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
“Rigoletto” cast members Roger Hansen, Kay Marshall and 2 others, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

“Rigoletto” production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of “Rigoletto.” The singers, portraying nobles and courtiers, wear costumes evoking 16th century attire - the female singers wear long gowns with full skirts and puffed sleeves. The men wear stockings, doublets with paneled sleeves, ruff collars, and baldrics (for holding a sword) across their chests. The stage set represents a room in the Duke’s palace, replete with paneled walls set with Corinthian inspired columns and a frieze over a curtained passageway. A painting hangs on a wall behind a throne - here represented by an ornate wooden chair; a chandelier hangs overhead. Musicians viewed from orchestra pit at foreground. Additionally, June Moss (far left) performs as a noble in attendance.
Date:
circa September 22, 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

"Lucia di Lammermoor" production with Betty Herrick, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Opera singer Betty Herrick performing in “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Herrick as Lucia 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. She stands in front of a 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
"Lucia di Lammermoor" production with Betty Herrick, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

“Lucia di Lammermoor” production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Opera singers performing in “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The singers wear 17th century period costume. All except one wears satin breeches and doublet-inspired tunics, ruff collars, and baldrics worn diagonally across their chest (to hold their swords). The exception wears a more austere, dark costume with a wide flat collar and cuffs, and a cloak. They stand in front of a background with a painted fountain and exterior architecture representing Lammermoor Castle. The dimly lit stage suggests nighttime. 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
“Lucia di Lammermoor” production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

"Rigoletto" production curtain call with Ray Gagan, Enrico Porta, Natalie Garrotto and others, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Five opera singers with the Santa Monica Civic Opera stand holding hands at curtain call. From left: a male and female in Romani (Gypsy) dress portray Sparafucile (a hired assassin) and his sister, Maddalena. To their left, Raymond Gagan as the Duke of Mantua and Enrico Porta as Rigoletto are dressed in more Renaissance style attire, wearing doublet-inspired tunics with belts at the waist, stockings, and short breeches (called slops); Natalie Garrotto (as Gilda) is dressed in the guise of a man and wears a belted tunic and boots. An interior backdrop is obscured by stage curtains. Musicians are viewed in the orchestra pit at foreground.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production curtain call with Ray Gagan, Enrico Porta, Natalie Garrotto and others, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

"Barber of Seville" production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1955

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera singer performing as Count Almaviva in "The Barber of Seville." The singer (and those playing musicians in the background) wears 18th century Spanish clothing. Painted backdrops and scenery recreate a public square outside of Bartolo’s home. Here, the Count stands below a balcony and serenades Rosina (not seen). A pianist is visible below in 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
"Barber of Seville" production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1955