Mazatlan Cultural Center And Its Art Evenings.

One of the most relaxing places to spend a great evening is the plaza outside the Angela Peralta Theater. Any evening of the year you will encounter out doors dinning in the many restaurants that have opened around the plaza Machado, but the real draw is the almost nightly performances presented by the “Centro Municipal de las Artes”. The only odd thing about this scenario is that the quality of the performances is extremely high while the price of the tickets is so low. How do they do it? What you hear and see are performances by Orchestras, Opera Companies, Ballet Companies, various ensembles and even name entertainers who are supported on stage by musicians, singers and dancers who are actually students of the institution. The Theater is almost acoustically perfect; the stage is deep enough to handle very large shows and the fact that is an exact restoration from the 1800’s amazes anyone. It is air conditioned and the seats are very comfortable.
The Mazatlan fine arts cultural center opened its doors November 06 1989; the city ancestors had a vision for a local institution that could train talented young people in the fields of music, dance, voice, theater, painting and sculpting. Their dream was to create a school where kids could enter during childhood and graduate as adult professionals in their artistic regimen.
When it began, the cultural arts academic courses were taught at two separate locations. One was comprised of classes that taught classical ballet, painting and sculpting while “Enrique Patrón de Rueda” music school was at a second facility. During the second year the “voice school” was established with the support of two famous musical icons of Sinaloense music who lived in Mazatlan. The youth symphonic Orchestra and the “Angela Peralta Chorus” were also inaugurated.
By 1993, these artistic activities schools were combined with brand new rehearsal rooms and studios right next to the Angela Peralta Theater. The “Municipal Fine Arts Center” was officially born at this time. This consolidation of the schools was possible because of the ample support of local, state and national endowments and public revenues. The new Municipal Fine Arts Center extended its artistic curriculums to include folkloric ballet, theater, cinema and literature. These educational classes produced young performers with the ability to join high quality ensembles like the “Infantile Chorus”, the “Regional Band” and the “Youth Symphony Orchestra”.
In jus a few years, the consolidation has produced a professional school of music, a professional school of contemporary dance and a professional school of voice. Professional Performance Degrees are bestowed on graduates in each of these three regimens.

The Municipal Center of the Arts is located in one of the most famous historical sites in Mazatlan. The structure it occupies today was once one of the first hotels in Mazatlan. Later, it was the residence of Don Manuel Blond, an industrialist who had a theater annex constructed on the property. Later, the house was sold by Blond’s widow and it became the Iturbide Hotel.

In August of 1883, one of the most famous lyric Soprano’s in Mexico history, Diva Angela Peralta, “The Mexican Nightingale”, passed away in suite 10 of the same building that still carries her name 125 years later.

By the end of the 19th century, the second floor of the building became the “Mazatlan Casino” where the elite met daily. The ground floor served as offices for a variety of businesses.
By 1965, the building was turn into an auto mechanics workshop by the mechanic Don Miguel Ramirez Urquijo, locally famous for creating the first “Pulmonia”.

The cultural Arts Center has truly become a magnet that draws concerts lovers to the hart of the historic district. On any given evening you will find people from all walks of life as well as nationality’s flocking to the numerous bistros’ surrounding the Plaza Machado, which is right in front of the institution, for casual dinners and drinks. They come for the atmosphere. They come for the cuisine and cocktails. They come for the music played by sidewalk performers. But most of all they come because this is a place that seems to energize your soul. It is a magical environment that celebrates creativity and harmony. It is unique to this area of Mexico as well as to the world.

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