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Opera house with a huge auditorium topped by a repainted dome, hosting the biggest names in classical music.
The Buenos Aires opera house was inaugurated on May 25, 1908, with Verdi's opera Aïda as its first performance. Built by Italian and Belgian architects Francisco Tamburini, Vittorio Meano and Jules Dormal, the former was inspired by the neo-Baroque Opéra Garnier in Paris, while his collaborator introduced a dose of Italian neo-Renaissance. Their successors completed the building with a touch of Art Nouveau. The Colón, which stands along the widest avenue in the world, is one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world, having hosted the greatest names in classical music, and enjoying a reputation similar to that of the Paris Opéra, La Scala in Milan, the Vienna Opera and the Semperoper in Dresden. The auditorium is immense, topped by a dome repainted in 1966 by the artist Raúl Soldi, which can accommodate up to 2,487 spectators. Its acoustics are considered one of the five best in the world, alongside those of Berlin's Konzerthaus, Vienna's Musikverein, Boston's Symphony Hall and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. The opera house underwent a restoration program in 2006, and reopened for the country's bicentenary celebrations on May 24, 2010 with a performance of La Bohème. The Colón also hosts tango performances.
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