Dorothy Chandler Pavilion [Los Angeles]
type: Item
label: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
description: Theatre building in Los Angeles, USA
description: bouwwerk in de Verenigde Staten @nl
EUTA building identifier: 5010
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: USA
City: Los Angeles
opening date: 1964-09-27T00:00:00Z
Wikidata source: Q1250287
GPS: Point(-118.2486 34.0564)
Capacity: 3156
Web: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Carthalia ID: 1506
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1962-1964 by Welton Becket. Opened 6 Dec 1964 with a concert by Jascha Heifetz and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (conductor: Zubin Mehta). Named in honour of the president of the Symphony Association and chairwoman of the Music Center Building Fund Committee, Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901-1997). Operated as part of the Los Angeles Music Center. Home to the LA Opera company. Until 2003, also home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. 1969-1987 venue of the Academy Awards (Oscar) ceremonies. 3197 seats.