Colon Theater
The Teatro Colón (Spanish for Columbus Theater ) is the most famous theater in Buenos Aires , Argentina .
history
The first Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires was opened on April 27, 1857 on the south-western corner of Plaza de Mayo , where the seat of government of the Argentine President is also located. It had a capacity for 2500 spectators. The building no longer exists, today the main building of the Banco de la Nación Argentina is located here.
Today's Teatro Colón, located between Plaza Lavalle and Avenida 9 de Julio , was built between 1889 and 1908 by the architects Francesco Tamburini, Angelo Ferrari, Victor Meano and Julio Dormal. It opened on May 25, 1908 with the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi . The theater has 2500 seats and 1000 standing places.
The main entrance of the theater is on Plaza Lavalle and not, as one might assume, on Avenida 9 de Julio, the boulevard of Buenos Aires. This is because this did not exist when the Teatro Colón was built; It was not completed until 1937. The theater had been closed for renovation work since November 1st, 2006 and should reopen on May 25th, 2008 for the centenary. Due to the precarious financial situation of the city, the date could not be kept. It was finally reopened on May 24, 2010, to mark the bicentenary of the Argentine independence movement.
Furnishing
The house has two A-orchestras, the "Orquesta estable" as an opera orchestra and the " Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires " as a philharmonic orchestra. In addition, the "Orquesta academica" is maintained as a youth orchestra. In addition to one of the largest and most important corps de ballets , the house has a choir, children's choir, a large vocal ensemble and its own extras ensemble. Extensive workshops ensure the supply of all technical aspects of large opera performances. In addition, the Teatro Colón has its own training facility, the “Instituto Superior”, in which young artists are trained. Many famous artists have emerged from this school, including some of the first solo dancers from the houses in Milan, London and New York.
Others
The house has its own department to look after the youngsters at international competitions. a. won the Bertelsmann Foundation's “New Voices” competition in Gütersloh several times in a row .
The Colón is one of the most famous opera houses in the world. Singers like Agnes Baltsa , Montserrat Caballé , Maria Callas , Christa Ludwig , Renata Tebaldi , Birgit Nilsson , Renata Scotto and singers like José Carreras , Enrico Caruso , Plácido Domingo , Hans Hotter or Luciano Pavarotti , conductors like Daniel Barenboim , Leonard Bernstein , Fritz Busch , Wilhelm Furtwängler , Karl Böhm , Erich Kleiber , Stefan Lano , Simon Rattle , Richard Strauss and Arturo Toscanini as well as famous dancers such as Julio Bocca performed here. For Wilhelm Furtwängler, the Teatro Colón was considered the best and most beautiful opera house in the world.
On November 30, 2018, a gala dinner for the heads of state and government of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires took place in the Teatro Colón . Before that, a show with dancers and musicians was held on stage for the guests, in which the regions of Argentina were presented.
World premieres
(Selection)
- Hector Panizza : Aurora, May 26, 1908
- Pietro Mascagni : Isabeau, June 2, 1911
- Carlos López Buchardo : Il sogno di Alma, August 4, 1914
- Gino Marinuzzi : Jacquerie, August 11, 1918
- Ottorino Respighi : Maria Egiziaca (staged world premiere), July 23, 1933
- Juan José Castro : Bodas de sangre, August 9, 1956
- Alberto Ginastera : Don Rodrigo , July 24, 1964
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of May 21, 2010, page 15 on restoration
- ^ Dance gala for G20 bosses in the Teatro Colón finanznachrichten.de , November 30, 2018, accessed on December 1, 2018.
Web links
Coordinates: 34 ° 36 ′ 4 " S , 58 ° 22 ′ 58" W