Teatro Coliseo Podesta Municipal

The Coliseo Podesta called the Municipal Theatre is located on Calle 10 No. 733 between 46 and 47 of the city of La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina.1Theatre in the Italian shoe made by the Uruguayan Carlos Zehndorf was originally called Teatro Olimpo Politeama opened November 19, 1886 with Rossini's opera, The Barber of Seville by the tenor Roberto Stagno and Gemma Bellincioni.The following year it was acquired by John Joseph Podesta (Podesta Pepe), who became the seat of the representations of the theater pioneer Rio de la Plata.The opera premiered in Buenos Aires before and acted as Remete Lacconi important figures, Margarita Xirgu, Marian Anderson, Arthur Rubinstein, Lola Membrives and others.

Training activities:

Performance and danceMunicipal Coliseum Theatre Podesta implemented actor preparation courses for children and adolescents. In addition to a Flamenco Dance School with prestigious professors.In the Foyer on the first floor there is a new space for cultural expression with the creation of a permanent exhibition hall for temporary exhibitions to accommodate all forms of art.Guided tours of the Theatre MuseumThe direction of the Teatro Coliseo Podesta made available to the public and especially students of all levels the service "tours" to the Theatre Museum in order to make known the history of the Cultural Heritage "cradle of our national theater rioplatense" . The visits consist of a tour unprecedented, not only for the spaces are already known, but also for those places closed to the public attending the shows and they contain the history and magic that owns the theater, such as the Stables, located below the floor of the pit.For more information contact staff at 424-8457 Teatro Coliseo Podesta, Monday through Friday, 9 to 12 hours.Address: Calle 10 between 46 and 47. Phone: (0221) 424-8457.Tickets: every day from 15 to 20 hours.