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Confitería La Giralda

The Montevideo café on the Plaza Independencia where Roberto Firpo's orchestra first played La cumparsita in public, on 19 April 1917.[1]

On 19 April 1917 Roberto Firpo and his orchestra played La cumparsita in public for the first time at the Confitería La Giralda on the Plaza Independencia, a tango by the Montevidean Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, composed as a march for a student carnival comparsa.[1]

The Palacio Salvo, inaugurated on 12 October 1928 on the corner of Avenida 18 de Julio and the Plaza Independencia, stands where the café stood; the site is now the Museo del Tango de Montevideo.[2]

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  1. 1.La cumparsita · es.wikipedia.org
  2. 2.Palacio Salvo · es.wikipedia.org

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Where Roberto Firpo's orchestra first played La Cumparsita in public, on 19 April 1917; the café later gave way to the Palacio SalvoApr 19, 1917

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Guardia Vieja — took place at Confitería La GiraldaApr 19, 1917

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La cumparsita — premiered at Confitería La Giralda1916, Apr 19, 1917

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Plaza Independencia, Montevideo (now the site of the Palacio Salvo)

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