Expect to see the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra (OSY) perform free programs featuring Mexican composers at the Parque la Plancha amphitheater. This contrasts with previous programs at the regal Peón Contreras theater, with box-office sales, box seats, and music featuring Brahms and Mozart. State officials affirmed “unwavering support” for the orchestra. This commitment follows a period…
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, including the four rings of box seats that face the historic theater’s elegant stage. But more studies need to be done before it’s ready to reopen. The arts community was…
For culture lovers, this has been the season without the Teatro Peón Contreras, the historic opera house that was badly damaged in a fire on Nov. 1. While early on, officials had hoped that Mérida’s most historic performance venue would re-open by spring 2023, now they say that restoration work won’t even begin until June…
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 — Yucatán’s most prominent performance space — was badly damaged in a fire last week. In a radio interview, the mayor shared more detail on the fire’s cause. The blaze…
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 third-floor audio booth, the Péon Contreras fire rose to the top of the landmark building, blackening a 1907 fresco that graced the interior of the auditorium’s dome, said the Fiscalía…
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 Symphony Orchestra has suspended ticket sales and is apparently looking for an alternative space. But how about its Steinway grand piano and other instruments? The curtains are almost certainly ruined, but…
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 show damage at a section of the upper-level balcony near the sound engineer’s room where a short circuit apparently caused the fire. What’s visible in the rest of the auditorium seems…
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. Except for some caution tape at a side employee entrance, and a few police cars idling nearby, the historic theater site appeared normal. From the outside, the only fire damage to…
Yucatán’s artistic community is prepared to celebrate the centenary of artist Emilio Vera Granados.
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