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The Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center, or Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré (CBA) in Spanish, is a multi-use performance centre located Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. It features three main concert and theater halls for plays, ballet, operas and concerts. It was renamed in 1994 after the late Puerto Rican politician and philanthropist Luis A. Ferré. The Center opened on April 9, 1981 under the administration of then Governor Carlos Romero Barceló (PNP) after 10 years of planning, project financing, and construction. Since then, it has become the most important performing arts venue in the Puerto Rican capital, presenting the highest level of commercial theater in Puerto Rico along with ballets and operas, and also hosting artists such as Plácido Domingo. The Center is home to the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and the annual Casals Festival. Lately, and not without criticism, it has opened its doors to urban music. ==Facilities== The Center features four main concert and theater halls, two eateries and a central outdoor plaza, each with its own unique features: * Antonio Paoli Festival Hall – dedicated to a Puerto Rican opera singer, it is the largest hall of the Center. Seating is between 1,875 and 1,945, and features two stories with VIP balconies, world-class acoustic system, and a stage perfect for scenic musical performances including, operas, ballet, popular music shows, and symphonic concerts. * René Marqués Theater Hall – dedicated to one of Puerto Rico’s most famous playwrights and essayists, this hall seats between 748 to 781 guests and with a stage measuring 42 by 40 feet, it is specially designed for plays and musical performances. * Carlos Marichal Performance Hall – dedicated to a respected Puerto Rican set and costume designer, the hall features seating for 210 guests in an intimate arena-styled theater. * Sala Sinfonica Pablo Casals – symphony hall dedicated to the Spanish Catalan cellist and conductor best remembered for the recording the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939. The $34 million building, designed by Rodolfo Fernandez and Acentech Incorporated's Studio A, seats 1,300 and serves as the new home of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra.〔http://www.acentech.com/studio_a/sala-sinfonica.html〕 * Juan Morel Campos Plaza – dedicated to the Puerto Rican composer of ''danzas'' is located right in front of the Center’s main entrance, it is a large open plaza featuring various sculptures called ''The Muses'', the Las Tablas Restaurant, and is available for outdoor activities and presentations for 800 guests. * Sylvia Rexach Theater Café – designed to be a fourth, but smaller, concert hall, the Café opened in 1988 and offers a relaxed nightclub theme for up to 200 guests with a small stage for intimate performances. A xylographic mural by famed local artist Antonio Martorell decorates its walls and grants homage to Sylvia Rexach, the famous Puerto Rican ''bolero'' singer and composer. * Las Tablas Restaurant (formerly the Arts Pavilion) – is a restaurant within the Juan Morel Campos Plaza and features an award winning architectural design. The restaurant, whose theme literally embodies the phrase ''The Beauty of the Caribbean'', is owned by international pop star Luis Fonsi and local music and concert producer Tony Mojena. Its menu, developed by Giovanna Huyke, is built around the theme ''the taste of music'', and consists mostly of local traditional foods prepared by its in-house chef Alexis Bartolomei. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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