The Teatre Victòria ("Victoria Theatre") is a theatre in

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. The theatre was designed by and was inaugurated on 22 April 1905 as the "Pabellòn Sorianno theatre". In 1980, Jaime Balaguer retired and his sons, Jordi and Ricardo Balaguer took over the theatre. In 1986, with a 20-year rental agreement, the company Tres per Tres was founded, formed by

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, Dagoll Dagom and Anexa. On 22 January 2002, Tres per Tres purchased the theatre. In June 2019, it was purchased by the illusionist El Mago Pop.

History

Origins

The pavilion was demolished and rebuilt several times from 1900 to 1905 as part of an improvement process.

1916–1954

''La canción del olvido'' by Serrano and ''L’auca del senyor Esteve'' were presented at the theatre on 12 May 1917.

Balaguer era

On 8 March 1984, ''1.000 años de jazz'' was released. Its premiere was attended by the President of the Generalitat

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and was received positively by critics. In two articles from ''

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'', published on 14 September 1984 and 12 February 1985, the authors reflected on the lack of aid from the

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and ''Generalitat'' for the theatre. It was struggling to be able to present quality shows. On 22 January 2002, Tres per Tres purchased the theatre and the Balaguer era ended.

21st century

In 2016, the musical ''

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'' premiered at the theatre. In 2019, the Catalan production of ''Spring Awakening'' (''El despertar de la primavera'') in

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was praised by Anna Rosa Cisquella. In June 2019, the theatre was purchased by Antonio Díaz, an illusionist who goes by the alias "El Mago Pop" from Tres per Tres, who managed the theatre from 1986. During the

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, the Teatre Victòria lost viewers. However El Mago Pop's show ''Nada es imposible'' (English: "Nothing is impossible"), airing in 2020, became the most watched show in the world during the pandemic.

References

External links

Teatre Victòria website
1905 establishments Theatres and concert halls in Barcelona Culture in Barcelona