Amadeo Roldán Theater
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The Amadeo Roldán Theater is a theater in Havana
, Cuba
built in 1929. The theater was destroyed in 1977 by a pyromania
c; it was re-open in 1999 as the head office of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
which performs seasonal every Sunday at 11:00PM.
Located within a monumental modern building, once home to The Havana Auditorium, the venue now consists of the Amadeo Roldán and García Caturla
halls, offering symphonic orchestras, piano recitals, and a mixture of classical and contemporary music. The Amadeo Roldán
hall has seats for 886, for important concerts such as Egberto Gismonti
and Leo Brouwer
, the Caturla hall is for small band performances and has a capacity for 276 persons. The theater apart from being home of the National Symphony Orchestra is also home to prestigious international events are held here such as the "Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra" (International Guitar Gathering).
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
built in 1929. The theater was destroyed in 1977 by a pyromania
Pyromania
Pyromania in more extreme circumstances can be an impulse control disorder to deliberately start fires to relieve tension or for gratification or relief. The term pyromania comes from the Greek word πῦρ . Pyromania and pyromaniacs are distinct from arson, the pursuit of personal, monetary or...
c; it was re-open in 1999 as the head office of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra founded in October 1959.On November 11, 1960, the national symphony orchestra realized its first public performance with a concert in the Teatro Auditórium de La Habana of that time, now the Teatro Amadeo Roldán...
which performs seasonal every Sunday at 11:00PM.
Located within a monumental modern building, once home to The Havana Auditorium, the venue now consists of the Amadeo Roldán and García Caturla
Alejandro García Caturla
Alejandro García Caturla was a Cuban composer of art music and creolized Cuban themes.He was born in Remedios. At sixteen he became a second violin of the new Orquesta Sinfonica de La Habana in 1922, where Amadeo Roldán was concert-master . He also began composing at a young age, whilst studying...
halls, offering symphonic orchestras, piano recitals, and a mixture of classical and contemporary music. The Amadeo Roldán
Amadeo Roldán
Amadeo Roldán y Gardes was a Cuban composer and violinist. Roldán was born in Paris to a Cuban mulatta and a Spanish father...
hall has seats for 886, for important concerts such as Egberto Gismonti
Egberto Gismonti
Egberto Gismonti Amin is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist.Gismonti began his formal music studies at the age of six on piano. After studying classical music for 15 years, he went to Paris to study orchestration and analysis with Nadia Boulanger and the composer Jean Barraqué, a disciple...
and Leo Brouwer
Leo Brouwer
Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida is a Cuban composer, conductor and guitarist. He is the grandson of Cuban composer Ernestina Lecuona Casado.-Biography:...
, the Caturla hall is for small band performances and has a capacity for 276 persons. The theater apart from being home of the National Symphony Orchestra is also home to prestigious international events are held here such as the "Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra" (International Guitar Gathering).