Gran Teatro Nacional

Gran Teatro Nacional

General information
Type	Multi-purpose theatre
Architectural style	Postmodernism
Location	Lima, Peru
Completed	2011
Opened	2012

The Grand National Theatre of Peru (Spanish: Gran Teatro Nacional del Perú) is a multi-purpose theatre and concert hall in Lima, Peru. It is part of the Cultural Tridium, flanked by the National Library of Peru and the Museo de la Nación.

The theatre has a capacity of up to 1500 people, and uses the latest technology in acoustics and sound engineering to support performance genres ranging from opera, philharmonic orchestra concerts, Broadway shows and more. The building includes rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, restaurants, cafeteria, library and rooms for various types of events.^[1]

The theatre was inaugurated in July 2012 with a performance of the opera-ballet Akas Kas^[2] by Peruvian composer Nilo Valerde.^[3]

References

↑ Staff (6 August 2010). "Gran Teatro Nacional tendrá últimos avances tecnológicos y acústicos". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2012.
↑ BBC news website, Peru seeks place on world cultural map, Mattia Cabitza, 19 July 2012
↑ Peruvian Ministry of Culture, El Gran Teatro Nacional ya es una realidad (in Spanish) Retrieved 27 July 2012

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