Gran Teatro Nacional del Perú

Gran Teatro Nacional
General information
Type Multi-purpose theatre
Architectural style Postmodernism
Location Lima, Peru
Completed 2011
Opened 2012

The Gran Teatro Nacional del Perú (Grand National Theater of Peru) is a multi-purpose theatre and concert hall in Lima, Peru. It is part of the Cultural Tridium, flanked by the National Library of Peru and the Museo de la Nación.

The theatre has a capacity of up to 1500 people, and uses the latest technology in acoustics and sound engineering to support performance genres ranging from opera, philharmonic orchestra concerts, Broadway shows and more. The building includes rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, restaurants, cafeteria, library and rooms for various types of events.[1]

The theatre was inaugurated in July 2012 with a performance of the opera-ballet Akas Kas[2] by Peruvian composer Nilo Valerde.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Staff (6 August 2010). "Gran Teatro Nacional tendrá últimos avances tecnológicos y acústicos". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ↑ BBC news website, Peru seeks place on world cultural map, Mattia Cabitza, 19 July 2012
  3. ↑ Peruvian Ministry of Culture, El Gran Teatro Nacional ya es una realidad (in Spanish) Retrieved 27 July 2012

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