The Albisu Theatre, also known as Teatro Albisu was a Spanish opera house and one of the main stages in Havana, Cuba.[1]
| Teatro Albisu | |
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| Location | Havana, Cuba |
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| Coordinates | 23°8′13.95″N 82°21′28.05″W / 23.1372083°N 82.3577917°W |
| Construction | |
| Opened | December 17, 1870 |
| Demolished | 1916 |
History
editOn December 17, 1870, Teatro Albisu opened its doors as a Spanish opera venue.[2] The structure was named after José Albisu, the Spaniard who funded it.[3]
The elegant hall's modest design accommodated 1,600 seats on the lower level and 800 more on the balcony.[3]
In 1882, the theatre had installed an electric lighting system by the Edison Electric Light Company.[4]
The building of Albisu Theatre was purchased for $300,000 by the Asturianos Club of Havana which used the upper part of the edifice as their Centro Asturiano clubhouse. $100,000 was spent on restoring the theatre.[5]
When the original Albisu Theatre building burned down around 1916, it was entirely rebuilt and changed to the Campoamor Theatre.[6]
References
edit- ^ Manuel Areu Collection of Nineteenth-Century Zarzuelas (MSS 516), Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, University of New Mexico Libraries.
- ^ Fernández, D. (2022). Así se vendió la moda: publicidad del consumo-moda en la prensa escrita : La Habana 1840-1960. Spain: Editorial Verbum.
- ^ a b "Teatro Albisu y el esplendor de la zarzuela en Cuba". cubanet.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Bulletin. (1882). United States: Edison Electric Light Company.
- ^ Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Volume 39. (1914). United States: The Union.
- ^ The Cuba Review and Bulletin. (1919). United States: Munson Steamship Line.