The Lobero Theatre is an historic building in Santa Barbara, California. The theater was originally built as an opera house, in a refurbished adobe school building, by Italian immigrant José Lobero in 1873.[1] Located downtown at the corner of Anacapa and Canon Perdido streets, the Lobero Theatre is registered as a California Historical Landmark.[2]
The Lobero was founded in 1873. By the early 1920s, the old opera house was becoming dilapidated and was rebuilt as a theater, to Spanish Colonial Revival style designs by architects George Washington Smith and Lutah Maria Riggs. The client was the Drama Branch of the Community Arts Association. The Lobero Theater opened in August 1924, during a period in which civic groups in Santa Barbara were beginning to unify the town's architectural look around a Spanish Colonial style.[3]
The theatre continues to host arts and cultural events on 250 or more days per year. Because of its live acoustics and relatively small size it is particularly suited to chamber music. The Music Academy of the West holds many of its summer concerts in the Lobero.
^Conard, Rebecca, Christopher H. Nelson, and Mary Louise Days. 1986. Santa Barbara: a guide to El Pueblo Viejo. Santa Barbara, Calif: Capra Press, p.122.
^"Lobero Theatre". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
^Tompkins, Walker A. Santa Barbara, Past and Present. Tecolote Books, Santa Barbara, 1975. p. 94-5
lobero, theatre, 4216, 6999, 4216, 6999, exterior, venue, from, canon, perdido, 2005, address33, canon, perdido, stsanta, barbara, 93101, 2213owner, foundationcapacity604constructionopenedfebruary, 1873renovated1922, 242013architectgeorge, washington, smith, l. 34 25 18 N 119 42 00 W 34 4216 N 119 6999 W 34 4216 119 6999 Lobero TheatreExterior of venue from Canon Perdido St c 2005 Address33 E Canon Perdido StSanta Barbara CA 93101 2213OwnerLobero Theatre FoundationCapacity604ConstructionOpenedFebruary 22 1873Renovated1922 242013ArchitectGeorge Washington Smith Lutah Maria RiggsWebsiteVenue WebsiteCalifornia Historical LandmarkReference no 361 The Lobero Theatre is an historic building in Santa Barbara California The theater was originally built as an opera house in a refurbished adobe school building by Italian immigrant Jose Lobero in 1873 1 Located downtown at the corner of Anacapa and Canon Perdido streets the Lobero Theatre is registered as a California Historical Landmark 2 Contents 1 History 2 Present day 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Lobero was founded in 1873 By the early 1920s the old opera house was becoming dilapidated and was rebuilt as a theater to Spanish Colonial Revival style designs by architects George Washington Smith and Lutah Maria Riggs The client was the Drama Branch of the Community Arts Association The Lobero Theater opened in August 1924 during a period in which civic groups in Santa Barbara were beginning to unify the town s architectural look around a Spanish Colonial style 3 Present day editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lobero Theatre news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The theatre continues to host arts and cultural events on 250 or more days per year Because of its live acoustics and relatively small size it is particularly suited to chamber music The Music Academy of the West holds many of its summer concerts in the Lobero See also editHistory of Santa Barbara California California Historical Landmarks in Santa Barbara County CaliforniaReferences edit Conard Rebecca Christopher H Nelson and Mary Louise Days 1986 Santa Barbara a guide to El Pueblo Viejo Santa Barbara Calif Capra Press p 122 Lobero Theatre Office of Historic Preservation California State Parks Retrieved 2012 10 14 Tompkins Walker A Santa Barbara Past and Present Tecolote Books Santa Barbara 1975 p 94 5External links editLobero Theater Records at the University of California Santa Barbara Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lobero Theatre amp oldid 1166457020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
