Teatro Colón
The Teatro Colón (Spanish for Columbus Theatre ) 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 the Plaza de Mayo, where the seat of government of Argentine President stands. It had a capacity for 2,500 spectators. The building no longer exists, here today the main building of the Banco de la Nación Argentina.
Situated Today's Teatro Colón, between the Plaza Lavalle and Avenida 9 de Julio, was built in 1889-1908 by the architect Francesco Tamburini, Angelo Ferrari, Victor Meano and Julio Dormal. It was opened on 25 May 1908 with the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. The theater has 2500 seats and 1000 standing.
The main entrance of the theater is situated on the Plaza Lavalle and not, as one might suspect, on Avenida 9 de Julio, the grand boulevard of Buenos Aires. This is because the construction of the Teatro Colón Avenue did not exist; It was completed only in 1937. The theater was closed since November 1, 2006 due to renovations and should be opened on 25 May 2008 back to the 100-year anniversary. Because of the precarious financial situation of the city of appointment could not be held, it was finally on 24 May 2010 for the 200th anniversary of Argentine independence movement reopened.
Equipment
The house has two A -Orchestra, the " Orquesta estable " as an opera orchestra and the " Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires" as Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, the " Orquesta Academica " is maintained as a junior orchestra. Beside one of the largest and most important Corps de Ballet, the house has choir, children's choir, a large sängerisches ensemble and a private extras ensemble. Extensive workshops provide reliable power supply with all aspects of large -scale opera performances. In addition, the Teatro Colon has its own training facility, the " Instituto Superior " in which the young artists is formed. Many famous artists have emerged from this school, so some first solo dancer of the houses in Milan, London and New York.
Others
The house has a separate department for the care of the offspring in international competitions and was able to in the past few years, inter alia, several times in a row win the contest " New Voices " by the Bertelsmann Foundation in Gütersloh.
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 such as José Carreras, Enrico Caruso, Placido Domingo, Hans Hotter or Luciano Pavarotti, conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Leonard Bernstein, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl Böhm, Erich Kleiber, Fritz Busch, 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.
Premieres
(Selection)
- Hector Panizza: Aurora, May 26, 1908
- Pietro Mascagni: Isabeau, 2, June 1911
- Carlos López Buchardo: Il sogno di Alma, August 4, 1914
- Gino Marinuzzi: jacquerie, August 11, 1918
- Ottorino Respighi: Maria Egiziaca ( stage premiere ), July 23, 1933
- Juan José Castro: Bodas de sangre, August 9, 1956
- Alberto Ginastera: Don Rodrigo, July 24, 1964