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- The Sala Principal (main auditorium): The horseshoe hall is the reason to come. Its tiers of boxes climb in a classic Italian-style curve around a stage that has hosted opera, ballet, tango and the national symphony for generations. Sit in the stalls or a lower box if you can, because the acoustics and sightlines are best there. A performance ticket is the only way to see it in full use, and seats often run from about US$8 to 40.
- The Plaza Independencia facade: The neoclassical front, with its columns and pediment, faces the plaza at the edge of the Old City (Ciudad Vieja). Stand on the plaza side to take it in, with the Gate of the Citadel behind you and the Palacio Salvo rising nearby. It costs nothing and takes ten minutes.
- Guided tour of the theater: Tours are run in Spanish and English
- The Sala Principal (main auditorium): The horseshoe hall is the reason to come. Its tiers of boxes climb in a classic Italian-style curve around a stage that has hosted opera, ballet, tango and the national symphony for generations. Sit in the stalls or a lower box if you can, because the acoustics and sightlines are best there. A performance ticket is the only way to see it in full use, and seats often run from about US$8 to 40.
- The Plaza Independencia facade: The neoclassical front, with its columns and pediment, faces the plaza at the edge of the Old City (Ciudad Vieja). Stand on the plaza side to take it in, with the Gate of the Citadel behind you and the Palacio Salvo rising nearby. It costs nothing and takes ten minutes.
- Guided tour of the theater: Tours are run in Spanish and English on set days and cover the main hall, foyers and backstage areas. Expect roughly an hour and a modest fee, usually under US$5. This is the best value here, since you see the rooms ticket holders never reach.
- The Salón Dorado and grand foyers: Upstairs, the gilded reception rooms have chandeliers, mirrors and tall windows over the plaza. They are used for receptions and intermissions, so you see them on a tour or during an event.
- A Comedia Nacional performance: Uruguay’s national theater company is based here, and its Spanish-language productions give you the building doing its real job. Even if your Spanish is thin, the staging and the audience tell you a lot about local culture.
- The Orquesta Filarmónica de Montevideo: The city’s philharmonic plays seasons in the hall, and a concert is the best way to hear what the room does to sound. Tickets sit at the cheaper end of the range for what you get.
- Candombe, tango and folk nights: The program is not only classical. Uruguayan music and dance appear on the schedule, and these evenings tend to be livelier and more mixed in age than the opera nights.
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