How to Get Into Teatro Colón
You can only see inside Teatro Colón on a guided tour or at a performance. Tours run in Spanish, English and Portuguese at set times and can sell out, so book ahead on the official site or a trusted reseller. Foreign visitors pay the general rate, while Argentine residents get discounts at the box office. Tours last about 50 minutes.
- Guided tour
- Around US$35-50 for foreign visitors (check the official site)
- Languages
- Spanish, English and Portuguese, at set times
- Residents
- Discounts at the box office
- Tour length
- About 50 minutes
- Includes
- Main hall, foyer, Gallery of Busts, Golden Hall
- Best time
- First English tour of the day, on a weekday
- Alternative
- See a performance, from cheap standing tickets upwards
How hard is it to get into Teatro Colón?
Teatro Colón, one of the world's great opera houses, is visited by guided tour, with limited places on each tour and the English tours filling first. In busy periods, same-day tours can be fully booked. Rehearsals can also change which spaces you see.
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