[1] In 1970, then-president Joaquín Balaguer selected architect Teófilo Carbonell to design a world-class theater.

[3] Carbonell traveled across Europe and the Americas before developing his design, which evokes the Metropolitan Opera House in New York while using Dominican materials including marble, mahogany, and onyx.

[5] First held in 1997 featuring pianists such as André Watts and José Feghali, the Santo Domingo Music Festival is hosted biennially at the National Theater.

[5][6] On 16 August 2024, the Eduardo Brito National Theater was the venue of the swearing-in ceremony for President Luis Abinader, attended by 17 heads of state and other international delegations.

[7][8] It was the first time that the presidential inauguration ceremony was held at a location other than the Assembly Hall of the National Congress.