Teatro Municipal [Santiago]
Teatro Municipale di Santiago
Teatro Municipal de Santiago
Theatre building in Santiago de Chile, Chile
operagebouw in Chili
Teatro Municipal
Built 1853-1857 by Francisco Brunet de Baines and Augusto Charme in co-operation with Charles Garnier. Opened 17 September 1857 with Verdi's Ernani. Destroyed by a fire on 8 December 1870 that broke out during a concert of the opera singer, Adelina Patti. Subsequently rebuilt largely to the original plans. Re-opened 16 July 1873 with Verdi's La Forza del Destino. Declared a National Monument in 1974. Main auditorium: 1500 seats, concert hall Sala Claudio Arrau: 250 seats.
Destroyed by a fire