Teatro Municipal [Río de Janeiro]
type: Item
label: Teatro Municipal
label: Theatro Municipal @it
label: Teatro Municipal de Río de Janeiro @es
description: Theatre building in Río de Janeiro, Brazil
description: bouwwerk in Brazilië @nl
EUTA building identifier: 4978
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Brazil
GPS: Point(-43.1767 -22.909)
Wikidata source: Q1968538
opening date: 1909-07-14T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 2361
Address: Praça Floriano, s/n - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20031-050
Web: www.theatromunicipal.rj.gov.br
architectural style: eclectic architecture
City: Rio de Janeiro
Source URL: LZPE
Source URL: Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 796
context: Located in the city centre, since its inauguration it has played an important role in Rio and national culture, hosting artists, orchestras and ballet companies. With a design inspired by the Paris Opera House, it was restored to its original style and reopened in 2010 with 219,000 sheets of gold, 57 tonnes of copper, 1,500 new luminaires and more than 5,000 light bulbs.
architect: Francisco de Oliveira Passos
architect: Albert Guilbert
Redevelopment date: 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z
reopening date: 1978-03-15T00:00:00Z
restoration date: 1975-10-19T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built by Francesco Oliveira de Passos (son of Rio's mayor, Francesco Pereira de Passos). Opened 14 July 1909 with the National Anthem. First opera season 1910. 2357 seats.