Tag: Teatro Peón Contreras
Power’s back at the Peón Contreras, but more work remains
Yucatán’s public works and cultural agencies jointly reported progress in the Teatro Peón Contreras’ rise from the ashes.
Power has been restored to the building,...
70 days after fire, no progress restoring Teatro Peón Contreras
For culture lovers, this has been the season without the Teatro Peón Contreras, the historic opera house that was badly damaged in a fire...
Can the symphony return to the Peón Contreras ‘before spring’?
Mérida Mayor Renán Barrera Concha said authorities are aiming for the Teatro José Peon Contreras to reopen its doors "before spring."
The famed opera house...
Photos put Peón Contreras fire damage into focus
Yucatán's Attorney General's Office ruled that, as suspected, a short circuit caused a fire that seriously damaged the José Peón Contreras theater.
Starting at the...
Mérida theater’s stunning fresco may be its most painful loss
Mérida's landmark Teatro Peón Contreras remains a jewel but the public still doesn't know how tarnished its treasures are after Tuesday's fire.
The Yucatán...
First photos of fire damage fail to answer questions at Peón...
Local broadcaster Telesur released photos showing fire damage following Tuesday's blaze inside the historic Peón Contreras theater.
But the grainy images only appear to...
After the fire at the Peón Contreras theater, what’s next?
Updated 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2:
Walk by the Teatro José Peón Contreras and you'd never know there was a fire the day before....
New exhibitions honor the life of centenarian artist Emilio Vera Granados
Yucatán’s artistic community is prepared to celebrate the centenary of artist Emilio Vera Granados.
