Teatro Municipal (San Nicolás de los Arroyos)
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The Teatro Municipal is a municipal theatre located in San Nicolás de los Arroyos
, Argentina
. It is that city's main venue for opera
, ballet
, and orchestra
l performances. Commissioned in 1905 and built from 1906-1908, the theatre was inaugurated on August 10, 1908 with a performance of Giacomo Puccini
's Manon Lescaut
with Gaetano Bavagnoli
conducting.
San Nicolás de los Arroyos
San Nicolás de los Arroyos is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the western shore of the Paraná River, 61 km from Rosario. It has about 138,000 inhabitants . It is the head town of the partido of the same name...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is that city's main venue for opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
, ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
, and orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
l performances. Commissioned in 1905 and built from 1906-1908, the theatre was inaugurated on August 10, 1908 with a performance of Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire...
's Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut is a short novel by French author Abbé Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité . It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication...
with Gaetano Bavagnoli
Gaetano Bavagnoli
Gaetano Bavagnoli was an Italian conductor who was particularly known for his work within the field of opera. He was mainly active within Italy's major opera houses during the first third of the 20th century; although he did conduct at important international stages like the Metropolitan Opera in...
conducting.
Sources
- "San Nicolás de los Arroyos - 250 años", Buenos Aires, Editorial Capuz Varela, 1998.
- "San Nicolás de los Arroyos. 250 años. La Historia de una ciudad", San Nicolás, Diario El Norte, 1998.
- "Crónica de San Nicolás de los Arroyos (1608-1988), Gregorio Santiago Chervo, San Nicolás, Ediciones del Museo y Archivo Histórico Municipal "Primer Combate Naval Argentino", 1988.