Teatro Colón

E39226

Teatro Colón is a world-renowned opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, celebrated for its exceptional acoustics, grand architecture, and leading role in Latin American performing arts.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Colón Theatre (Teatro Colón) 0 1
original Teatro Colón (1857–1888) 0 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
opera house
theatre building
architect Francisco Tamburini
Jules Dormal
Vittorio Meano
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
surface form: French Beaux-Arts

Italian Renaissance Revival
eclecticism
continent South America
country Argentina
hasFeature cupola with painted ceiling
foyer with stained glass and sculptures
horseshoe-shaped auditorium
large stage tower
main chandelier in auditorium
marble staircases
orchestra pit for over 100 musicians
seven tiers of boxes and galleries
hasPart Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón
Coro Estable del Teatro Colón
Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón
Orquesta Estable del Teatro Colón
hasWebsite https://teatrocolon.org.ar
heritageStatus National Historic Monument of Argentina
inception 1908
knownFor ballet performances
exceptional acoustics
grand architecture
leading role in Latin American performing arts
opera performances
symphonic concerts
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Avenida 9 de Julio
Buenos Aires
Cerrito 628
Buenos Aires
surface form: City of Buenos Aires

San Nicolás neighborhood
namedAfter Christopher Columbus
notablePerformer Enrico Caruso
Luciano Pavarotti
Maria Callas
Plácido Domingo
openingDate 25 May 1908
operator Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
surface form: Government of the City of Buenos Aires
owner Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
surface form: Government of the City of Buenos Aires
ranking considered one of the world’s leading opera houses
reopeningDate 24 May 2010
replaced Teatro Colón self-linksurface differs
surface form: original Teatro Colón (1857–1888)
seatingCapacity approximately 2,400
translationOfName Columbus Theatre
underwentRenovation 2006–2010

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plaza San Martín borderedBy Teatro Colón
this entity surface form: Colón Theatre (Teatro Colón)
Avenida 9 de Julio hasLandmark Teatro Colón
Buenos Aires hasLandmark Teatro Colón
Colon Theater nativeName Teatro Colón
Teatro Colón replaced Teatro Colón self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: original Teatro Colón (1857–1888)