Scope and content:

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion files range in date from 1858-2017 and contain Libretti and Mason Opera House programs; Grand Opera House and Park Theatre programs; Los Angeles and San Francisco Theatre programs; Los Angeles Opera Association and Theatre programs; The Footlights Burbank Theatre programs; Music Center Opera season files; Music Center Opera Association programs, correspondence, business files, press releases, financial statements, paid invoices, and cash receipts; New York City Opera sales reports, tearsheets, clippings, season, publicity, and business files; Los Angeles Music Center Opera programs; New York City Opera biographies, photographs and season files; Music Center Opera Association Gala attendees index cards and files; Music Center Opera Association business files; Los Angeles Opera season files; LA Opera publicity files; Music Center Opera Association films; LA Opera audiovisual materials; Pat Martin materials; LA Opera window cards, awards, and posters; Joffrey Ballet clippings, correspondence, photographs, programs, historical files, and season files; International, classical, and folk ballet programs; Sadler's Wells and The Royal Ballet programs; Music Center Dance Presentations financial statements, ledgers, event logs, cash receipts, and invoices; Dance Association Newsletter; Dance press clippings; International Dance Salute files; Music Center Dance Association correspondence, photographs, and clippings; Center Dance Association photograph albums, ephemera, and publicity files; Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center season and publicity files; Alvin Ailey Revelations mounted photographs; Dwana Adiaha Smallwood photograph; dance audio and audiovisual materials; Joffrey Ballet, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and dance window cards; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater posters; Academy Awards files; and Dorothy Chandler Pavilion posters, resolutions, and ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

The Music Center of Los Angeles County opened when the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion raised its curtain for the first time on December 6, 1964 with Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic with soloist Jascha Heifetz. Construction began on the Pavilion on March 9, 1962 and the site was dedicated on September 27, 1964. The Pavilion has hosted opera performances, dance presentations, and the Academy Awards.

Sources: "Music Center of LA County -- Its History and Management", Box 402, Folder 8, Music Center records (Collection 3261). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. The Music Center Fact Sheet, August 16, 1990.

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CONTAINS UNPROCESSED DIGITAL, AUDIO, AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Digital, audio, and audiovisual materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email spec-coll@library.ucla.edu.

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