Gran Teatro
- November 13, 2000
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Joel from Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
Another attention-grabber is undoubtedly the Gran Teatro, next to the Capitolio Nacional. As it looks good on the outside with its balustrated balconies, colonnaded cornices and sculpted stone figures it's even more impressive on the inside. Nowadays, the Gran Teatro itself is still used for theatrical and opera performances. Other parts of the buidling are used as ballet or theatre classrooms. You don't need to attend a performance to get a proper look inside. For only 2 USD, you are able to get a guided tour by a beautiful young Latino lady. An enormous marble staircase led us to the second floor where there used to be a casino in the good old times. Because it was Saturday, there weren't many students practicing for a performance but we were lucky to see some artists paint the decor for the famous opera 'Swan Lake' of Tchaikovsky. It was painful to see that so many fresco pictures were affected because of water that oozes through the ceiling.
From journal Hola la Habana!