Municipal Theatre Ignacio A. Pane

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The Municipal Theatre Ignacio A. Pane is a municipal theatre in Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay.^[1]

History[]

Facade of the theatre

The first theatre building was opened in 1843 under the consulate Don Carlos Antonio López and Mariano Roque Alonso.^{[citation needed]} In 1844, the hall was completed for meetings, was inaugurated, and it served as the headquarters for the Congress.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]}

Convinced of the need for cultural facilities, Carlos Antonio López transformed the building into theatre. In 1855, Congress was moved to the new Cabildo.^{[citation needed]}

The same year, the president of the Republic, Don Carlos Antonio López, instructed the Spanish journalist and playwright, Ildefonso Antonio Bermejo, to open a theatre in Asuncion, as well as ordered the building of the First National Congress, which was opened on November 4, 1855.^{[citation needed]}

Subsequently, Bermejo charted plans and built the building, which became the seat of the Theatre once construction was completed.^{[citation needed]}

In 1886, Catalan businessman, Baudillo Alió, was awarded the land on which the old coliseum stood, and was granted permission to raze the square. He then began the construction of the "National Theatre", which was completed in 1889.^{[citation needed]}

The inauguration took place on July 21, 1889, with the introduction of the Company Orchestra, La Estudiantina Española Figaro, which performed works by Verdi, Schubert, Flotow, and others.^{[citation needed]}

In 1894, La Obra de Alió, an extension of the theatre Bermejo, remained in the hands of society, were introduced boxes and beautiful courtyards with gardens, the billboard shows went renewing and the life of the first coliseum of Assumption drew the attention of friends and strangers.^{[citation needed]}

The scenario is reserved for major domestic and foreign companies.

In 1939, it was transferred to the domain of the Municipality of Asuncion, becoming a municipal theatre.^{[citation needed]}

For the chamber of "Primer Coliseo" of Asuncion, became renowned foreign companies and national opera, operetta, zarzuela and theatre.

The Municipal Theatre, this symbolic space was closed in 1995 because of advanced deterioration and even the collapse of certain sectors. In June 1997, in collaboration with the Spanish Cooperation Agency and School of Asuncion started the restoration works.

Restoration projects[]

The restoration of the Municipal Theatre undertaken by the municipal administration progressing according to the new reformulated project that the first call to tender, after the investigations and subsequent archaeological finds.^{[citation needed]}

The historic building and the draft defined that three parts of the Theatre were formally identified and functional: the building of access, including large drum octagonal plate and block the scenes that is almost a building height. The new idea respects this adds to the overall design and two new elements: a block of services and lateral connections and a large roof over the courtyard north.^{[citation needed]}

In the functional structure, there were built the new entrances on the street Alberdi, closing it for vehicular use while creating a small square linked to the Theatre and Mail. This proposal does not close the old access, but proposes greater fluidity in inside-outside relationship.^{[citation needed]}

Interior[]

Considering the three parties listed, intervention in the building of access is limited to recover the original plant, eliminating subsequent additions, installing a new system of bypasses and services, and increased the capacity of the original access.^{[citation needed]}

The drum represents the same general picture, with a correction from levels in the boxes and a new slope in the stalls to improve visibility. The body of the scene is modified in response to the international standards of mouth scenario, depth and noise.^{[citation needed]}

The north courtyard, a new component of the project, will be used as a multipurpose hall, integrating the idea of recovering the fragments of the old building of Congress. It is proposed to maintain the texture without altering the overall volume of the whole. The new members formal follow the same patterns and proportions with language-neutral synthetic.^{[citation needed]}

The first work[]

Many years have passed since its inauguration until June 1997 and with the collaboration of the Spanish Cooperation Agency and the School - Workshop Asunción, began the project through a design competition.^{[citation needed]}

Building data[]

Planners remodeling: Carpelletti, Corvalán, Espínola Assoc.

In the view of the winners of preliminary convened in 1995, Corvalan and Capelletti, the architectural value of the Municipal Theatre is relatively modest, so that before considering what the restoration would rather talk of an intervention to practice in the building.^{[citation needed]} The idea worked for the winners opted to integrate the existing old items with a contemporary approach, with particular emphasis on the privileged position it occupies the building in the heart of the historic centre.

Start of works: September 28, 2004.

Completion date: December 2005.

Total area: 4,643 square metres (49,980 sq ft).

Scenario: 225 square metres (2,420 sq ft).

Capacity: 700 seats, divided into 2 parts.

a) Platea: a total of 490 seats.

b) Palco: 3 levels in 70 seats

Roof: retains its original form but replaces the old wooden structure on the other metal.

Classical dance

Scenario[]

This consists of the following: Mouth: width 13.60 m, 8.90 m high, 225 square metres (2,420 sq ft) surface.

The total height of the tower stage is 22 meters.

Fosa Orchestra: 68 square metres (730 sq ft) with a capacity of 90 musicians.

Current state[]

The National Theater was under the municipal administration since the late 19th century and in 1949 changed its name to the former Municipal Theatre "Ignacio A. Pane.”^{[citation needed]} It is located in the historic centre of the city Asunción, which comprises important public buildings.^{[citation needed]}

The theatre's auditorium has a form of a horseshoe; it has general main auditorium seats surrounded by three tiers of boxes, making a total capacity of 700 people.^{[citation needed]}

The New Theatre[]

In September 2001, "The Cafe Theatre" was created on the ground floor, together with a small room for drama, named after Baudilio Alió, in honour of a distinguished patron at the corner of President Franco and Alberdi.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]} On April 28, 2003, the Jacinto Herrera room was created for classes and tests on the first floor and offices on the ground floor, on the corner President Franco and Chile.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

http://www.teatromunicipal.com.py/elteatro.php

Bibliography[]

• Historical Encyclopedia of Paraguay, published by the Nation newspaper.^[when?]

Coordinates: 25°16′52″S 57°38′06″W / 25.2811°S 57.6349°W / -25.2811; -57.6349