Teatro Solís [Montevideo]
type: Item
label: Solís Theatre @nl
label: Teatro Solís
description: Theatre building in Montevideo, Uruguay
description: theater in Uruguay @nl
EUTA building identifier: 5281
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Uruguay
City: Montevideo
opening date: 1856-08-25T00:00:00Z
Wikidata source: Q1570788
GPS: Point(-56.201 -34.9079)
Capacity: 1900
Web: www.teatrosolis.org.uy
architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
architectural style: neoclassicism
architect: Carlo Zucchi
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1016
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1856. Opened 25 Aug 1856 with Verdi's Ernani. Named in honour of the Spanish explorer, Juan Díaz de Solís (ca.1470-1516). 1998-2004 major renovation. 1500 seats. Home to the Comedia Nacional company.