Opera in Venezuela

Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, where Venezuelan operas are typically performed today
Opera buffa Los Martirios de Colón in the Municipal Theatre of Caracas, 2013

In Venezuela, since the opening of the Teatro Caracas and, earlier, the Teatro Maderero (then called Teatro de la Zarzuela), there has been a great lyrical tradition ranging from serious opera to operetta, zarzuela, and Spanish musical reviews.