Teatro Colón

This guide to Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires traces the opera house's nearly twenty-year construction, following three architects in turn, including one who died before the walls had risen far and another killed in a shocking act of violence in his own home. It follows the marble, glass and oak shipped in from across Europe to build the hall, and the unusual construction choices made underfoot. Listen for how the room itself seems built to carry sound rather than swallow it.