Romea Theatre [Murcia, ES]
type: Item
label: Teatro Romea @es
label: Romea Theatre
description: Theatre building in Murcia, Spain, opened in 1862
description: theater in Murcia @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2581
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Spain
City: Murcia
GPS: Point(-1.1306 37.9873)
Wikidata source: Q9082195
Building date: 1862-01-01T00:00:00Z
architect: Justo Millán Espinosa
Fires in Theatres id: 135
Burnt down date: 1877-01-01T00:00:00Z
Burnt down date: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
Erinnerungen aus dem Leben id: 437
Wikidata instance: Q24354
opening date: 1862-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
Carthalia ID: 3573
Modern Opera Houses ID: 445
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1862 by Diego Manuel Molina. Opened 25 Oct 1862 as Teatro de los Infantes with Ventura de la Vega's El hombre del mundo, starring Julián Romea. 1868 renamed Teatro de la Soberanía Popular. 1877 destroyed by a fire, subsequently rebuilt by Justo Millán Espinosa and re-opened 1880. 1899 again destroyed by a fire, subsequently rebuilt by Justo Millán Espinosa and re-opened 16 Feb 1901. 1980-1988 renovations. Currently named in honour of the Spanish actor, Julián Romea (1813-1868). 1179 seats.