Auditorio Nacional de Sodre Dra. Adela Reta, Arts centre and theatre in Centro, Montevideo, Uruguay
The Auditorio Nacional de Sodre is a large cultural building in downtown Montevideo that houses two main performance halls and rehearsal spaces for various artistic disciplines. The facility includes technical equipment for professional productions and serves as home for orchestral, ballet, and opera performances.
The site was occupied by the Estudio Auditorio, which burned on 18 September 1971. After democracy returned in 1985, a commission chose to rebuild on the same corner; a 1986 national competition drew 51 entries and was won by the team of Jorge di Pólito, Diego Magnone, Isidoro Singer and Juan Carlos Vanini. Works began in 1989, and the venue reopened on 21 November 2009 as the Auditorio Nacional Doctora Adela Reta, named after the lawyer and former SODRE president.
The auditorium is named after Adela Reta (1921–2001), a lawyer, former minister and president of the SODRE, not a musician. It is the home of the National Ballet of Uruguay and hosts the SODRE symphony orchestra and choir, so its programme centres on opera, ballet and symphonic concerts.
The venue sits at a central intersection downtown and is easily reached by public transport or on foot. Visitors should check ahead about events, as the program changes regularly.
The Eduardo Fabini Hall seats about 2,000 and its pit holds more than 100 musicians in three movable modules on an automated lifting system. Its stage, the largest in the country, has a free height of 27 metres and an opening adjustable to 15.5 by 12 metres. The smaller Hugo Balzo Hall, with some 280 seats, doubles as a recording venue.
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