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 The ceiling by hekate
The tours are in Spanish and English. The start every hour and last about 1 hour. As far as I remember the last one starts at 14.00 h.
If you thinking of taking pictures there, you will get disappointed, the only place you can do so is in the foyer. The explanation fo the guide was that somebody bought the copyrights.
Bear in mind that sometimes the tours are overbooked and you would not be able to get in on the next round hour but may be in 2 or 3 hours later.
So, in brief, during the tour you will see the magnificent foyer with the busts of Beethoven and Chaliapin, the costume workshops and practice rooms in the four-story basement, and the performance hall itself, with a chandelier and curtains that weigh tons, and with acoustics so perfect you can hear an unamplified voice singing pianissimo, even in the remotest balconies.
Ah, the price was something like USD 11. Leave a Comment Phone: 4378 -7133Directions: It is located along Avenida 9 de julio, just north of the Obelisque, where it occupies an entire city block.Website: http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar
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Even if you are not a connoisseur of opera, any trip to Buenos Aires should include a visit to one of the world's top opera houses. The attention to detail is absolutely spectacular. Tours are offered during the day, but you will get a better sense of its grandness if you actually see a performance. (You can always leave during intermission if it is too boring.) The most expensive tickets cost about $20, so it is hardly a budget buster.
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 The opulence of the Colon as
seen from Libertad by mtncorgLeave a Comment
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We didn't have a chance to see a show here, Queen Beatrix of Netherlands was visiting the day we had free (which is why all the flowers appear in the pictures), so the next best thing is to go on a guided tour of the theater.
The website listed the English tours daily at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm but we got on a tour at 10:30 am. They mentioned that the actual theater would be dark, if we had more time, we would have came back a different day because, of course, that is the highlight. The did charge us 2 pesos less to go in, normally a tour is 12 pesos.
The tour starts in the theater and even though it was dark you could still see some of the glorious details of the auditorium. After a brief history, our guide then took us into the basement of the building (all the while I was humming Phantom of the Opera tunes) to see where the performers rehearse, the costumes and wigs are made, the shoe storage (like seeing inside Imelda Marcos' closet!).
Pictures are only allowed in the lobby. Leave a Comment
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 Teatro Colon by Sonador3
With its excellent acoustics and a capacity for 3,542 people it really is one of the most important opera houses in the world and attracting some of the most important ballet dancers, classical musicians and opera singers of the 20th century, such as: Caruso, Pavarotti and Callas.
If you don't attend any of the performances, then I suggest taking a guided tour. They include the Lyrical Art and Musical Instruments Museum. For tours: 4378-7133 Leave a Comment
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 Colón Theatre by Constanza
Designed by Italian architect Francisco Tamburri, the theatre has seen the likes of Vaslov Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova grace the stage with their dance. Bernstein, Strauss and Stravinsky have conducted here and Caruso, Melba, Callas, Pavarotti and Domingo have all sung in the 2500-seater auditorium and tested the highly regarded acoustics.
Visitors to the theatre have to take one of the guided tours; they will find themselves being led through the Central Hall, the ornately gilded and mirrored Salon Dorado and the auditorium, whose Dome is decorated with frescoes by Raul Soldi.
Tours also take in the workshops where visitors might see the 1000-sq-metre (11,100-sq-ft) backdrop for each opera being hand-painted by the expert craftspeople. There are also items of clothing and footwear, used in past performances, on view. Phone: 54 11 4378 -7133Directions: Box office and theatre entrance: Libertad 621 Guided tours entrance: Pasaje Toscanini 1168 (on Viamonte 1100). Transport: Subte line D to Tribunales; bus 5, 6, 29, 39, 59, 67, 115, 132, 146 or 155.Website: www.teatrocolon.org.ar Other Contact: visitas@teatrocolon.org.ar
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 Colon by MeZuGa
El Teatro de la Ranchería o Casa de Comedias fue destruido por un incendio, en agosto de 1792. Hasta la construcción del teatro Coliseo, en 1804, Buenos Aires permaneció sin teatro, pero la actividad se realizaba en cualquier lugar adecuado y accesible a la concurrencia. El 27 de abril de 1857, con la puesta de “La Traviata”, se inaugura el Teatro Colón, frente a la Plaza de Mayo, en la esquina sudoeste de la manzana comprendida entre Rivadavia, Reconquista, Bartolomé Mitre y 25 de Mayo.
The theatrical spectacles begin in Buenos Aires at the end of the XVIIIth century. In times of the viceroy Vértiz the Theater of the Settlement was constructed, in the corner of Peru and Alsina. There there had the premiere, in 1789, the first version of "Siripo", of Manuel José de Labardén. As omplement of the dramas and comedies there were offering little tunes - as it was doing in Spain - that the actresses and the actors were singing with accompaniment of guitar and were concluding with the dance of boleras and seguidillas.
The Theater of the Settlement or House of Comedies was destroyed by a fire, in August, 1792. Up to the construction of the theater Coliseum, in 1804, Buenos Aires remained without theater, but the activity was realized in any suitable and accessible place to the concourse. On April 27, 1857, with the putting of ? The Traviata ?, Columbus inaugurates the Theater, opposite to the Square of May, in the South-Western corner of the apple understood between Rivadavia, Reconquest, Bartolomé Mitre and May 25. Leave a Comment
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 Teatro Colon Buenos
Aires, pintura de Soldi by luzmaria
so that everyone can go.
You can tour the theater, including the underground containing
rehearsal halls, tailor and carpentry shops, from 10am to 6pm weekdays.
The Colon Theater, inaugurated in 1908, is the pride of portenios (like me).
It has hosted, and still hosts, the most famous artists of the national and international opera and ballet. Caruso, Gigli, María Callas, Victoria de los Angeles, Krauss, Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti were among the renowned singers. It received dancers such as Alicia Alonso, Margot Fonteyn, Paloma Herrera, Nijinski, Nureiev, Barishnikov and Julio Bocca. Orchestra directors as Stravinsky, Toscanini, Von Karajan and Zubin Metha have also presented in the theater.Among the endless number of shows offered, music has a special place.
Those who love classical music can choose from a wide variety of concerts performed in different theaters, such as Colón and the Coliseo. Both the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Symphonic Orchestra offer free concerts. Leave a Comment Phone: 4378 -7133Directions: Downtown (microcentro), on Av 9 de Julio, not far (a few blocks) from the Obelisco.Website: http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar
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 In front of Teatro Colón by andal13
The theatre has two orchestras, one chorus and a corps de ballet.
Famous artist have performed on this stage:
musicians like Igor Stravinsky, Manuel de Falla or Camille de Saint-Saëns; directors like Otto von Karajan, Arturo Toscanini or Zubin Mehta; singers like Enrico Caruso, Tito Schipa, Maria Callas, Alfredo Krauss, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa; dancers like Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinski, rudolf Nureijev, Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Alonso, Julio Boca or Maximiliano Guerra... the best of each discipline.
If you want any information about programming or guided visits, you can check the website.
Sin dudas, el Teatro Colón es el teatro más importante y famoso de toda la región. Es un edificio magnífico, construido en estilo renacimiento italiano, con un aforo de 2500 localidades, y no hay compañía de ballet, ópera u orquesta que no sueñe con acturar en el Colón.
El teatro cuenta con dos orquestas, un coro y un cuerpo de baile.
Famosos artistas han actuado en este escenario:
músicos como Igor Stravinsky, Manuel de Falla o Camille de Saint-Saëns; directores como Otto von Karajan, Arturo Toscanini o Zubin Mehta; cantantes como Enrico Caruso, Tito Schipa, Maria Callas, Alfredo Krauss, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa; bailarines como Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinski, rudolf Nureijev, Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Alonso, Julio Boca o Maximiliano Guerra... lo mejor de cada disciplina.
Si desean cualquier información acerca de los programas o de las visitas guiadas, pueden chequear el sitio web. Leave a Comment
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