Teatro Colón (Older) Buenos Aires Concert Setlists

The first Teatro Colón was designed by Charles Pellegrini, and proved to be a successful venue for over 30 years, with 2,500 seats with the inclusion of a separate gallery reserved only for people who were in mourning. The construction started in 1856 and was completed in 1857. This was celebrated with an opening on April 27, 1857, with Verdi's La traviata, just four years after its Italian premiere.

This theater was closed on September 13, 1888, to step aside for a new improved building, which was opened twenty years later on Libertad Street, overlooking Plaza Lavalle.