Teatro Tapia
Teatro Tapia | |
Address | Calle Fortaleza San Juan Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°27′56″N 66°6′43″W / 18.46556°N 66.11194°W |
Owner | Municipal Government of San Juan |
Capacity | 700 |
Construction | |
Built | September 21, 1824 |
Opened | 1832 |
Years active | 1832 - present |
Architect | José Navarro y Herrero (1832 original design) Tulio Larrínaga (1877 restoration) |
Website | |
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Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera (commonly referred as "Teatro Tapia"), is the oldest free-standing
Location
The theater faces east, across from Plaza de Colón, on Fortaleza Street, and was constructed in 1824. It was designed in the
Significance
For over one hundred years since it was built it was the center of cultural life in the city. Famous soprano
Emilio Pasarell and Antonia Saez have said that "the most significant moments of Puerto Rico's musical history are associated with...Teatro Tapia."[1]
History
Initially named the San Juan Municipal Theater, it was renamed the Antonio Paoli Theater in 1935.
References
- ^ JSTOR 780360.
- ^ Antonio Paoli. Music of Puerto Rico.
External links
Media related to Teatro Tapia at Wikimedia Commons