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Eduardo Brito National Theater

Eduardo Brito National Theater (Spanish: Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito) is a venue in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The centerpiece of the Plaza de la Cultura (Culture Plaza) complex, it regularly hosts opera, ballet, classical music performances, and Latin pop concerts. The national theatre opened on August 16, 1973, and was originally known as the National Theater of Santo Domingo. In 2006, it was renamed after the Dominican baritone Eduardo Brito by presidential decree. It has a capacity of 1,700 seats.

History

In 1970, then-president Joaquín Balaguer selected architect Teófilo Carbonell to design a world-class theater. Carbonell traveled across Europe and the Americas before developing his design, which evokes the Metropolitan Opera House in New York while using Dominican materials including marble, mahogany, and onyx.

After conducting the National Symphony at the National Theater in 1995, French pianist and conductor Philippe Entremont proposed holding a recurring music festival there. First held in 1997 featuring pianists such as André Watts and José Feghali, the Santo Domingo Music Festival is hosted biennially at the National Theater.

On 16 August 2024, the Eduardo Brito National Theater was the venue of the swearing-in ceremony for President Luis Abinader, attended by 17 heads of state and other international delegations. It was the first time that the presidential inauguration ceremony was held at a location other than the Assembly Hall of the National Congress.

See also

References

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Preceded by Miss Universe venue
1977
Succeeded by
Acapulco Convension Center
Mexico Acapulco