Teatro Colón is famous for its unbelievable acoustic capacities, stunning architecture, which make it one of the best opera houses in the world, together with the Scala of Milan, the Garnier of Paris and the Royal Opera House of London. Designed by Francesco Tamburini, Victor Meano and Jules Dormal, the Teatro Colón’s construction lasted over 20 years. It was opened in 1908, and some of the most important operas were performed in the venue, with the most renowned conductors, singers and dancers, including Igor Stravinsky, Daniel Barenboim (once a director of the Scala), Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, PlacÍdo Domingo and many more.
The city’s government took it upon themselves to conduct thorough renovation efforts on the building, which is why the Teatro was closed for a brief period of time. Its doors were finally opened in 2010. The building houses costume and scenography workshops, as well as the renowned Superior de Arte Institute, which once trained famous future singers and ballet dancers such as Julio Bocca and Maximiliano Guerra.
The Teatro Colón hosted some of the world’s leading orchestras’ performances, such as those by the Vienna Philharmonic, Philadelphia Philharmonic, as well as the Berlin Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic. Its stage saw many notable instrumental performers, such as Alfred Brendel, Paco de LucÍa, Antonio de Raco, Nelson Freire, Bruno Gelber, Friedrich Gulda, Gidon Kremer, Narciso Yepes, Midori, Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman and many more.
For all the reasons listed, the Teatro Colón is the pride of Argentine culture and a true symbol of opera, dance, as well as the academic music of the whole world.
The ticket booth is open Monday thru Saturday between 9am and 8pm, while on Sundays its working hours are between 9am and 5pm.
Ticket prices range depending on the performance you would like to attend. Generally speaking, opera performances cost more that ballet and concert performance tickets. Visitors can also be taken on a tour of the building of the Teatro Colón, and the tours are led by guides. Tour tickets can also be bought at the ticket booth, and they are organized every day.
Ticket prices for a visit to the theater
Regular ticket price: ARS $1400
FREE OF CHARGE – for children under the age of 7, as well as for people with disabilities and their escorts.
