Teatro Gayarre

Pamplona (Spain)

A view of the hall from the second gallery, with its big round oculus that occupies the center of the ceiling.

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The Teatro Gayarre, one of the most interesting examples of Spanish theatrical architecture of the first half of the 20th century, regained, thanks to the restructuring, its own native charm.

The Traveller curtain was made up of FOT - Otello velvet bordeaux ...

... and was lined with HSM - Satin Makò bordeaux.The Stage masking, composed by six wings and tops and a backdrop, was made up of COS - Oscurante molton.

The deep embrasure of the arc of the proscenium characterizes unmistakably the hall of the Teatro Gayarre.

A view of the hall, with the stalls, the row of the boxes and the two galleries.The curtains of the hall were manufactured with FBR - Bruxelles velvet bordeaux.

The application of the gilded NBT - Trimmings on the valance of the curtain made of FOT - Otello velvet with flat making and decorated ...

... with a NDA - Decorative appliqué which reproduces the coat of arms of Pamplona, the capital of Navarre.«Both the flag and the coat of arms of the City were established and authorized by the king Charles III the Noble in the Privilege of the Union, promulgated the 8th September of 1423. The coat of arms of Pamplona is so formed: in blue field, a silvery lion is surmounted, in the center, by a regal golden crown ...»

The Teatro Gayarre is a politeama theater with a horseshoe-shaped hall.
It can seat 900 spectators distributed amongst the stalls, a tier of boxes and two balconies.

1608

Opening of the Patio y Casa de Comedias.

1841

Inauguration of the Teatro Principal, built to a design by Pedro Manuel Ugartemendía to replace the old Patio.

1903

The theater is dedicated to the Navarrese tenor Julián Gayarre (1844-1890), one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century.

1921

The decision is made to demolish the theater and replace it with a new one.
The project is entrusted to the brothers José and Javier Yárnoz Larrosa.

1932

Inauguration of the new Teatro Gayarre.

2005 - 2007

Restoration of the hall and of the stage.

Materials used in this production

COS - Oscurante

Duvetyne and blackout fabrics

FBR - Bruxelles

·Limited fabrics·

FOT - Otello

Velvets

HSM - Satin Makò

Silks and satins

NDA - Decorative appliqués

Trimmings

Stage maskings

Acoustic curtains

Traveller curtains

Typology of curtain

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