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TEATRO NACIONAL

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Avenida central/segunda, calle 5, San José, Costa Rica
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+506 2010 1100
2024
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2024

The largest theatre in the country and the pride of Costa Ricans, hosting national and international theater and dance troupes

The largest theater in the country, and the pride of Costa Ricans, was declared a historical monument in 1965. It hosts the most prestigious national and international theater and dance troupes, opera, comic opera and zarzuela, and important public events. Its existence is the result of the defection of one of the most famous singers of the late nineteenth century, Adelina Patti, due to the lack of a suitable venue in Costa Rica. A group of farmers and coffee merchants contributed to the construction of this theater. The president, José Joaquín Rodríguez, was moved by this donation and accepted the project in May 1890. The design and implementation were entrusted to Belgian architects and the decoration to Italians. The direction of the works remained in the hands of Costa Ricans (Miguel Angel Velásquez, Luis Matamoros and Nicolás Chavarría) assisted by architects of German origin, and the master builder was Antonio Varela. The National Theater was inaugurated by President Rafael Iglesias on October 19, 1897, after seven years of construction. The first performance was Gounod's Faust.

The Renaissance façade of the theater, in the architectural style then in vogue in Europe and Latin America, recalls the façade of the Opéra-Comique in Paris. The geniuses of Literature and Music, in the guise of Pedro Calderón de la Barca (Spanish poet) and Beethoven, frame the entrance portico. After the violent earthquake of 1992, the theater was badly damaged and had to be restored.


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alboon
Visited in january 2022
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Bâtiment avec une très belle façade en plein centre ville avec un jolie petit jardin fleuri tout autour.
Carbre
Visited in january 2020
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Allez prendre un café
Allez prendre un café au rez-de-chaussée du théâtre dans un cadre absolument théâtral!
Des peintures aux murs, aux plafonds. Ne pas oublier de regarder ses pieds : azulejos extra.
Endroit magique.
anaiis07
Visited in february 2019
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Aller visiter l'intérieur, c'est magnifique ! Et si vous avez la chance de voir un opéra faites le !
GP37
Visited in february 2018
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musée intéressant mais répétitions donc difficile d'en voir la totalité
see the interior which is magnificent, you can go there during the day. Some times per month, operas are organised for moderate prices (demicratisation culture). it is not to be missed. The chairs are for example of time

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