Teatro Colonial is a theater of Buenos Aires located at the corners of Paseo Colon and Belgrano, San Telmo neighborhood.[1]
| Teatro Colonial de Buenos Aires | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Theater |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival architecture |
| Location | Paseo Colón No. 413, San Telmo, Buenos Aires |
The current building dates from 1945, and was built on the land that belonged to Vicente de Azcuenaga, a wealthy merchant born in 1706 in Biscay.[2] It featured the performances of distinguished national culture referents, including Juan Carlos Gené and Sergio Renán.[3]
Some works of the Colonial Theater were musicalized by notable musicians and tango singers such as Astor Piazzolla and Edmundo Rivero.[4]
References
edit- ^ Historia del antiguo Buenos Aires. Felipe Bosch. 1971.
- ^ Gran enciclopedia argentina: todo lo argentino ordenado alfabeticamente. Geografía e historia, toponimias, biografías, ciencias, artes, letras, derecho, economía, industria y comercio, instituciones, flora y fauna, folklore, léxico regional, Volumen1. Diego Abad de Santillán. 1956.
- ^ El Colonial, un teatro con historia. La Prensa.
- ^ El libro del tango: historias e imágenes, Volumen1. Horacio Arturo Ferrer. 1970.