The Teatro colon Opera house in Buenos Aires in Argentina. In the mid-19th century, Opera was very popular, and it was decided to build a new theatre. It was erected in 1857 and had a capacity of 2,500 spectators. In addition, built in a separate gallery for women. But later the theatre building was sold to the National Bank, and lay new. In 1908 the building was completed by architect Julio Normalem. New colon Theatre also holds 2500 spectators, has a separate place for concerts and listening to their standing, its interior is richly decorated, and in the foyer of the busts of famous composers: Mozart, Rossini, Beethoven, Bizet, Verdi, Wagner and others.

In 1925 appears permanent ballet company, the current still. In 2006, the theatre was closed for renovation. I had planned to open in 2008, the centenary of the building. But later, the opening was postponed and was timed to the 200th anniversary of the Argentine state. After the reconstruction, the theatre has retained its famous acoustics, were rebuilt their own workshops that manufacture the costumes, props and scenery, equipped rehearsal rooms, workshops and wardrobes.

When the theater turns were discovered ballet and Opera school, and later in 1965 opened Higher school of Theatre colon.

Now the colon Theatre, the largest Opera house in South America. For all the history on it was made by the famous singers of the 20th century: Tebaldi, Del Monaco, Enrico Caruso, Gobbi; conductors E. Kleiber, Klemperer, Toscanini.

The basic repertoire of the theatre – world classics, an important place is occupied and Russian classics. In the early twentieth century in the colon Theatre were staged Opera "Boris Godunov" and "Eugene Onegin", "Queen of spades", "Demon", "Sadko", "Khovanshchina" and others. Currently the troupe of the Moscow chamber musical theatre is coming to Argentina on tour.