Teatro Municipal of Caracas

The Teatro Municipal of Caracas is an opera house in Venezuela. It was inaugurated by President Guzmán Blanco in 1881. The theatre was initially named after the president.

Teatro Municipal of Caracas

Construction
The theatre at the end of the 19th century

The building was designed by Esteban Ricard, a French architect who left Venezuela before the project was completed. It was finished under the direction of the Venezuelan engineer Jesús Muñoz Tébar. The building incorporates structural iron-work, this was imported from Great Britain there being no production in Venezuela.[1]

The building was modified in 1949 to facilitate redevelopment of central Caracas.

Interior

Repertoire

It is one of the oldest opera houses in South America and continues to mount operatic productions.[2] However, it is no longer the city's main opera house since the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex opened in the 1980s. The Teatro Municipal is the home of the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Caracas.

References
  1. Silva, M. "Foreign Iron in Venezuelan Architecture" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  2. "Operas y zarzuelas". El Universal. 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.



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