[5] The theatre opened with the company of Miguel Cepillo, who performed El esclavo de su culpa by Juan Antonio Cavestany.

The theatre hosted concerts by renowned artists such as the violinist Manuel Quiroga and the pianist Arthur Rubinstein.

On 1 July 1983, the plenary session of the municipality of Pontevedra unanimously decided to buy the ruins of the Teatro Principal.

[9] On 22 August 1983, the City Council acquired the ruins of the theatre and on 9 January 1984, an invitation to tender was issued for its reconstruction.

[10] The current building, inaugurated on 3 January 1987, is the work of the architect José Miyer Caridad, who won the preliminary design competition.