Eduardo Brito National Theater (Spanish: Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito) is a venue in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The centerpiece of the Plaza de la Cultura (Culture Plaza) complex, it regularly hosts opera, ballet, classical music performances, and Latin pop concerts.[1] The national theatre opened on August 16, 1973, and was originally known as the National Theater of Santo Domingo.[2] In 2006, it was renamed after the Dominican baritone Eduardo Brito by presidential decree.[2] It has a capacity of 1,700 seats.[1]
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| Address | Santo Domingo Dominican Republic |
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| Coordinates | 18°28′14″N 69°54′39″W / 18.47056°N 69.91083°W |
| Capacity | 1600 |
| Opened | 1973 |
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History
editIn 1970, then-president Joaquín Balaguer selected architect Teófilo Carbonell to design a world-class theater.[3] Carbonell traveled across Europe and the Americas before developing his design, which evokes the Metropolitan Opera House in New York while using Dominican materials including marble, mahogany, and onyx.[3][4]
After conducting the National Symphony at the National Theater in 1995, French pianist and conductor Philippe Entremont proposed holding a recurring music festival there.[5] First held in 1997 featuring pianists such as André Watts and José Feghali, the Santo Domingo Music Festival is hosted biennially at the National Theater.[5][6]
On 16 August 2024, the Eduardo Brito National Theater was the venue of the swearing-in ceremony for President Luis Abinader, attended by 17 heads of state and other international delegations.[7][8] It was the first time that the presidential inauguration ceremony was held at a location other than the Assembly Hall of the National Congress.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Vorhees, Mara (2017). Caribbean Islands. Lonely Planet Global Limited. p. 400. ISBN 9781786576507.
- ^ a b "Historia del Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito". Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b Pujols, Daniela (6 December 2022). "Teatro Nacional: "El arte es y debe ser de todos", reitera se puede ir en tenis y jeans salvo excepciones". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "OLA approaches the Caribbean scene". Ópera Latinoamérica (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b Fleming, Shirley (May–June 2001). "SANTO DOMINGO". American Record Guide. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ "Music Festival". Fundación Sinfonía. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b Cuevas, Melanie (18 August 2024). "Teatro Nacional impecable tras toma de posesión de Abinader". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "President of Dominican Republic invites "Alito" Moreno to his inauguration for second term". CE Noticias Financieras. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via ProQuest.
