Teatro Juárez

Guanajuato (Mexico)

The theater is a very valuable example of the Mexican eclectic style prevailing in the country's public buildings at the beginning of the 20th century.The stage ...

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... is equipped with a Traveller curtain made of FOT - Otello velvet with vertical fullness 100%.

The proscenium arch with the wooden pelmet, which is painted with a trompe l'oeil effect and is part of the original decoration of the theater.The valance made of FOT - Otello velvet with flat making ...

... is decorated with golden NAG - Agremano 5 cm and golden NFR - Fringe 28 cm.

The Teatro Juárez is among the most famous historic theaters in Mexico.
Its horseshoe-shaped hall can accommodate 902 spectators distributed between the stalls and four balconies.

1872

The government of Guanajuato commissions José Noriega with the project.
Construction begins, it will last 31 years.
Antonio Rivas Mercado takes over from Noriega and substantially modifies the initial project.

1903

The inauguration is with a performance of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, in the presence of Mexican President Porfirio Díaz.

Materials used in this production

Flat making

Fabric: tailoring types

FOT - Otello

Velvets

NAG - Agremano

Trimmings

NFR - Fringes

Trimmings

Traveller curtains

Typology of curtain

Vertical fullness

Fabric: tailoring types

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