If you are visiting Chile, be sure to visit the Municipal Theater of Santiago. Enjoy its grandeur and beauty, look famous ballet performances or listen to the corpse of the Philharmonic Orchestra, the performance of violinists or pianists.

The opening of the theater in 1857 was an event in the theatrical life of Santiago with the presentation of "Ernani" by Giuseppe Verdi. Since then, its stage were well-known artists of opera and ballet, such as Luciano Pavarotti and Julio Boca, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Placido Domingo.

You can see both classic and contemporary plays Chilean National Ballet, such as "Giselle" by Adolphe Adam, "Greek" Zorba and "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky. Enjoy the staging of famous operas, including "Othello" by Verdi, "The Magic Flute" by Mozart and "I Puritani" by Bellini. Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra performs in operas and ballets, as well as conducting its own concerts.

Other events taking place in the theater, it's piano concertos, operas and ballets, especially designed for children: for example, the play "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen, "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm.

Over the past 150 years the theater has survived the 1906 earthquake with the destruction of a large part of the interior of the building and two serious fires. After reconstruction capacity of the theater was reduced to 1,500 people. in the main hall. However, it has become more luxurious interior.

Rate the great architecture of the theater, its neoclassical facade, made by the French architect Claudio Francisco Brunet de Baines. Admire the interior decoration decorative columns, elegant arches, marble floors and velvet upholstery of chairs in the lobby.

Municipal Theater of Santiago is located in the historic center of Santiago, a short walk from the Plaza de Armas. Performances and shows in the theater are held throughout the year. Ballet and opera performances can be viewed from April to December and May to November.

In 1974, the Municipal Theater of Santiago was declared a national monument of Chile.