Theatro Municipal celebrates 117 years with free programming and historical opera return to the stage

The T Municipal heat of Rio de Janeiro celebrates its 117 years next day July 14 with a special and free program that brings together music, dance, opera and guided tours. Activities take place throughout the day and occupy different spaces of one of the most important architectural and cultural heritages of the central region.

The celebrations begin at 9am, on the main staircase, with the traditional presentation of the Marine Band. Then the public will be able to follow the performance of the young violinists of the project "The Little Mozarts" and a special edition of "Midday Opera", which will present a short version of Il Trovatore, one of the best known works by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, played by soloists of the choir of the institution.

The program also includes presentations of the Maria Olenewa State Dance School, the Theatro Municipal Ballet and a concert of the String Quartet of the House Symphony Orchestra.

Anyone wishing to know more about the history and architecture of the building can take part in a guided tour at 3pm. By 4:00, the show."Kabarett to Reves." leads to the stage dancers 60+ of the Ballet of the Theatro Municipal in an assembly that highlights the maturity as protagonist of the scene.

The closing of the celebrations takes place at 19h with the presentation of Salvator Rosa, by the Brazilian composer Carlos Gomes. The work returns to the stage of the Municipal after about eight decades in a production carried out in partnership with the Teatro Amazonas. The show brings together singers, musicians and dancers from the artistic bodies of the institution and has more than 340 costumes.

All programming is free. Tickets to the opera are already available, exclusively on the Theatro Municipal website, with a limit of two per number. For the other attractions, tickets will be distributed one hour before the start of each presentation, according to the public capacity.

A heritage of Brazilian culture

Opened in 1909, the Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro is one of the main shows houses in Brazil and Latin America. Inspired by the Paris Opera, the building was conceived from the fusion of the projects of architects Francisco de Oliveira Passos and Albert Guilbert.

Throughout its history, the Municipal has received great names of music, dance, opera and national and international performing arts. Today, it is the only Brazilian cultural institution to maintain, permanently, a choir, a symphony orchestra and a ballet company.

The most recent restoration of the building recovered important historical elements, including an original panel of Elisha Visconti and the emblematic 350 kilos eagle installed at the top of the building, which received a new coating with 8,000 23 carat gold leaves.