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| Address | Buenos Aires 678 Montevideo Uruguay |
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| Owner | Government of Montevideo |
| Type | Municipal (Montevideo) |
| Capacity | 1500 |
| Current use | Opera, Ballet, Concerts, Plays |
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| Opened | 1856 |
| Renovated | 1996 - 2004 |
| Years active | 161 |
| Architect | Carlo Zucchi Francisco Xavier Garmendia Víctor Rabú[1] |
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Solís Theatre (Spanish: Teatro Solís) is Uruguay's most important and renowned theatre. It opened in 1856 and the building was designed by the Italian architect Carlo Zucchi. It is located in Montevideo's Old Town, right next to the Plaza Independencia.
In 1998, the government of Montevideo started a major reconstruction of the theatre, which included two columns designed by Philippe Starck. The reconstruction was completed in 2004 with the re-opening taking place in August of that year.[2] Acoustic studies of the rehabilitation project was entrusted to Jerome Falala of the French studio Avel Acoustique.
Tomás Giribaldi's La Parisina, considered the first Uruguayan national opera, was premiered at the Solís on September 14, 1878.
Image gallery
Corridor
Columns of the facade
Concert hall
Ceiling
Balconies
Seats
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See also
- Montevideo
- Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
- Plaza Independencia
- List of music venues in Uruguay
References
- ^ "Historicist fervor" (in Spanish). EL PAIS. 13 April 2003.
- ^ "Se reabrió el Teatro Solís", La Nacion, 27 August 2004
External links
- Official theatre website Retrieved 4 December 2013
- Details (including photos) of the theatre on viajes.elpais.com.uy Retrieved 4 December 2012