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| Address | Paseo de Colón 22 [1] Seville Spain |
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| Type | Opera House |
| Capacity | 1,800 |
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| Opened | 1991 [2] |
| Years active | 1991 - |
| Architect | Aurelio del Pozo and Luis Marín |
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| www.teatrodelamaestranza.es | |
The Teatro de la Maestranza is an opera house located in Seville, Spain. [1]
The theatre was conceived to be one of the main cultural venues of the Seville Expo '92, [3] and the first performance took place in 1991, shortly before the inauguration of the Universal Exposition. The theatre was refurbished in 2005. [3]
Although the Teatro de la Maestranza is mainly devoted to opera, [1] there are also performances of Zarzuela (Spanish operetta) and other musical performances. [1]
The resident orchestra is the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra (ROSS), [4] and the artistic director is Pedro Halffter. [5] The theatre is the ROSS' main concert venue and the home of the Choir of the Friends' Society of the Maestranza Theatre. [6]
On 16 July 1992, during a rehearsal at the Teatro de la Maestranza for a performance by the Opéra national de Paris of Verdi's Otello , a suspended platform which formed part of the scenery collapsed onto the stage, killing a female member of the chorus and injuring a further 41 people, several of them seriously. [7]
To mark the 150th anniversary of the premiere of Carmen , set in the city, Emilio Sagi mounted a new production at the theatre, which is situated close to locations of the opera (the buill-ring, cigarette factory and city walls). [8]
