Teatro de la Maestranza - Sevilla, Andalucía, España - Permanent World Fair and Expo Structures on Waymarking.com

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Opened: 1991
Years active: 1991 -
Architect: Aurelio del Pozo and Luis Marín
Capacity: 1800 people

The theatre was conceived to be one of the main cultural venues of the Seville Expo '92, and the first performance took place in 1991, shortly before the inauguration of the Universal Exposition. The theatre was refurbished in 2005.

Although the Teatro de la Maestranza is mainly devoted to opera, there are also performances of Zarzuela (Spanish operetta) and other musical performances.

The resident orchestra is the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra (ROSS), and the artistic director is Pedro Halffter. The theatre is the ROSS' main concert venue and the home of the Choir of the Friends' Society of the Maestranza Theatre.

On 16 July 1992, during a rehearsal at the Teatro de la Maestranza for a performance by the Opéra national de Paris of Verdi's Otello, a suspended platform which formed part of the scenery collapsed onto the stage, killing a female member of the chorus and injuring a further 41 people, several of them seriously

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Original Name of Structure (during fair): Teatro La Maestranza Current Name of Structure: Teatro La Maestranza Architect/Designer: Aurelio del Pozo and Luis Marín Fair Name: Expo 92 Location: Sevilla Year of Fair: 1992 Theme of Fair: American conquered Website Proof: [Web Link] Website Reference: Not listed

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