Spanish Theatre [Madrid, ES]
type: Item
label: Teatro Español @nl
description: Theatre building in Madrid, Spain
description: theater in Madrid @nl
alternative label: Spanish Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 1485
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Spain
City: Madrid
GPS: Point(-3.7 40.4149)
Wikidata source: Q3891573
Burnt down date: 1975-10-19T00:00:00Z
opening date: 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 137750
theatrEurope table: HST_0151
context: No heritage theatre machinery? alias Corral de Comedias del Príncipe, Teatro Español, Teatro del Príncipe (1745 - 1802), Corral de la Pacheca
Capacity: 763
Web: www.teatroespanol.es
architect: Juan de Villanueva
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Iberia Route
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q191079
Carthalia ID: 3570
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1887-1894 by Román Guerrero, replacing the former Teatro Español (built 1802-1807 as Teatro del Príncipe, which had replaced the 1745 Teatro del Príncipe, renamed 1849). Opened 12 Jan 1895 with Agustín Moreto's El desdén, con el desdén. 1925-1929 renovations and rebuilding by Pablo Aranda, Luis Bellido and Enrique Colás. Severely damaged by a fire on 19 Oct 1975. Subsequently rebuilt by Lucio Oñro. 763 seats.