Theatro Municipal celebrates 116 years with free programming on July 14

The Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro celebrates its 116 years on Monday (14/07) with a whole day of cultural activities open to the public. The special programming, totally free, starts at 9 am and extends until the evening, with musical attractions, dance, guided tours and even general rehearsal of opera.

The opening of the celebrations will be with the traditional presentation of Marine Band, at the entrance to the theater. Then at 10am, the French Choral Ensemble Vocal du Conservatoire de Rouen Under the rule of Karl Espinasse, he presents himself on the inner staircase.

One of the highlights of the programming is the project Midday Opera, which marks his return to the Municipal after more than two decades. At 12, the audience will be able to watch parts of comedy The Italian in Algiers, by Giochino Rossini, played by soloists of the theater under the rule of Cyrano Sales.

From 1 pm, the Assyrio Hall receives a sequence of dance-related performances. The students of Maria Olenewa State Dance School (EEDMO) They perform at 1 pm, followed by the BEMO Company, the school's young company, at 1:30 pm. The Theatro Municipal Ballet is on stage at 2:00. At the same time, a special guided tour runs through the main spaces of the historic building and includes access to the exhibition Between Rio dos Birdas Pintados and Rio de Janeiro, in partnership with the Consulate of Uruguay.

Outside the building on 13th of May Avenue, Orchestra of Social Action for Music, under the rule of Fiorella Solares, performs at 3pm. At 4:00 p.m., it is the turn of the small children's groups Mozart and Amadeus, formed by young musicians led by violinist Suray Soren, who will be featured in the internal staircase.

At 5 p.m., the Brazilian Institute of Music and Education (IBME), under the baton of Moana Martins, assumes the external staircase. And at 6:00, the Assyrio Hall receives a free lecture on the opera The Pearl Fishermen, by Georges Bizet.

Closing the schedule, the public will be able to attend the general rehearsal of the opera The Pearl Fishermen 7 p.m. in the Great Theatre Room. The show has scenic direction of Julianna Santos and will be presented with soloists, Choir and Symphony Orchestra of TMRJ. Tickets for the trial will be available free from Thursday, day 10, at 14h, through the official website, with limit of two tickets per number.

Schedule July 14th:

9h – Marines presentation – front staircase of the Theatro Municipal

10h – Internal staircase - Coral Ensemble vocal Du Conservatoire Di Rouen – France

11h – Ornamentus Quartet – Foyer

12h – Internal staircase Midday Opera - Italian in Algiers, comedy by Giochino Rossini

13h – Maria Olenewa State Dance School (EEDMO) – presentation of ballerinas of the School – Assyrio Salon

13h30 – Cia BEMO – Assyrio Salon

14h – Theatro Municipal Ballet (BTM) – Assyrio Salon

15h – ASM (Social Action for Music) – Boulevard da Av. Thirteen May

16h – Internal staircase – Groups The Little Mozart and Amadeus

17h – IBME Symphony Band – Theatro’s external staircase

18h – Lecture of the opera The Pearl Fishermen – Assyrio Hall

19h – Presentation The Pearl Fishermen of Bizet on the main stage

History

One of the most imposing and beautiful buildings in Rio de Janeiro, the Theatro Municipal, inaugurated on July 14, 1909, is one of the main shows houses in Brazil and one of the most important in South America. His history blends with the trajectory of the country's culture. Over a little more than a century of existence, Theatro has received the greatest international artists, as well as the main Brazilian names, dance, music and opera.

At first, he received mainly opera and dance companies from most of Italy and France. Starting in the 1930s, he began to rely on his own artistic bodies: Symphony Orchestra, Coro and Ballet, which remain responsible for the official artistic seasons.

Since its inauguration, the Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro has had four major reforms: 1934, 1975, 1996 and 2008. The first of them increased the capacity of the room to 2,205 places and, despite the complexity of the work, it was held in three months – currently, the Theatre has 2,252 seats. In 1975, works of restoration and modernization were carried out and, in the same year, the Production Technical Center was created. In 1996, the annex building was built with rehearsal rooms for the Choir, Symphony Orchestra and Ballet. The reform initiated in 2008 and completed in 2010 focused on the restoration and modernisation of facilities.

Service

Open Door Theatro Municipal – 116th anniversary
Date: 14/07 (Monday)
Timetable: From 9:00 to 7:00
Address: Plaza Floriano, s/no - Centro
Ticket: Free entry subject to loading

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