Just one block from the Morelia Cathedral, on the corner of Melchor Ocampo and Guillermo Prieto, stands a building that has lived more lives than a cat. It is the Ocampo Theater<\/b>, a survivor who has changed his face (and his purpose) as many times as an actor changes his costume.<\/p>\n
Although today we see it imposing with its viceregal facade, its walls hold secrets of demolished churches, executions, eras of cinema and international divas.<\/p>\n
It originally opened its doors on January 1, 1830, as the \u201cTeatro Coliseo.\u201d But its current name was born from a national tragedy. On the night of June 3, 1861<\/b>, during the performance, the audience received news of the execution of Don Melchor Ocampo<\/b>. Right there, amid the shock and mourning, the businessman proposed changing the name of the venue to honor the Michoac\u00e1n hero.<\/p>\n\ud83d\udc83 A Stage for Divas and\u2026 Popcorn?<\/h4>\n
Before becoming the stately venue we know today, this theater was the epicenter of glamour. During the Porfiriato, absolute legends like the soprano graced its stage. \u00c1ngela Peralta<\/b> (the \u201cMexican Nightingale\u201d), the Italian Eva Tetrazzini<\/b> and the great actress Virginia F\u00e1bregas<\/b>.<\/p>\n The nostalgic detail:<\/b> It wasn't always opera and theater. From the late 19th century until the Revolution, the Ocampo functioned as cinema<\/b>! ! Fue uno de los primeros lugares donde los morelianos descubrieron la magia de la pantalla grande.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n If you could travel back in time to 1935, you wouldn't recognize this building. At that time, they changed the facade to a different style Art D\u00e9co<\/b> (very fashionable at the time). It wasn't until 1962 that they decided to restore its colonial appearance\u2014imitating the Baroque style of the 18th century\u2014so that it would blend in with the rest of the Historic Center. Furthermore, its foundations have a sacred history: when it was rebuilt in 1868, they used stones from the demolished Temple of the Third Order<\/b> (Yes, the one that was where Plaza Valladolid is today). Literally, art emerged from the ruins of faith.<\/p>\n Inside, the Ocampo is a machine of acoustic precision. In 2000, the architect Orso N\u00fa\u00f1ez Ruiz Velasco<\/b> He led a total transformation: he removed the old decorations and covered the walls with modernist design wood panels<\/b>. This intervention not only modernized the aesthetics, but also perfected the sound so that today, with its 409 seats, it is the star venue of the Morelia International Film Festival<\/b> and the Music Festival.<\/p>\n Because it's the perfect cosmopolitan complement to your trip. While in P\u00e1tzcuaro we enjoy the Pur\u00e9pecha tradition, the Teatro Ocampo offers you \"high culture\" in a world-class venue. Tip:<\/b> Check the schedule before heading to Morelia. Attending a concert here and returning to sleep in the tranquility of P\u00e1tzcuaro is the perfect balance.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \ud83c\udfad De Cine, Divas y Tragedias \ud83c\udfbb A solo una cuadra de la Catedral de Morelia, en la esquina de Melchor Ocampo y Guillermo Prieto, se encuentra un recinto que […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11466,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","citadela-item-category":[394],"citadela-item-location":[402],"class_list":["post-11463","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-alrededores","citadela-item-location-morelia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/11463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/11463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=11463"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=11463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f The Building of a Thousand Faces<\/h4>\n
\ud83c\udfbc A Modern Heart (The 2000 Remodel)<\/h4>\n
\ud83d\udccd Why visit it from P\u00e1tzcuaro?<\/h4>\n