Amazon Theatre [Manaus]
type: Item
label: Teatro Amazonas @it
description: Theatre building in Manaus, Brazil
description: bouwwerk in Brazilië @nl
alternative label: Amazon Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 5144
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Brazil
City: Manaus
GPS: Point(-60.0233 -3.1303)
Wikidata source: Q1434444
opening date: 1896-12-31T00:00:00Z
Web: teatroamazonas.com.br
architectural style: eclectic architecture
architectural style: Renaissance architecture
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Carthalia ID: 793
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1884-1896 by Celestial Sacardim. Opened 31 Dec 1896 with an Italian opera gala. First opera performance: Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda on 7 Jan 1897. Interior decoration by Crispin de Amoral finished in 1901. After the decline of the rubber trade, opera seasons stopped in 1907. Rebuildings and renovations in 1929, 1974, 1987-1990. Re-opened 1990 with a gala of Brazilian music. 701 seats.