Principal Theatre of Maó [Maó-Mahón]
type: Item
label: Teatre Principal de Maó @es
label: Principal Theatre of Maó
description: Theatre building in Maó-Mahón, Spain
description: operagebouw in Spanje @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2729
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Spain
GPS: Point(4.2633 39.8881)
Wikidata source: Q6743317
opening date: 1829-01-01T00:00:00Z
EEConde: Menorca 3
Address: Carrer Costa d'en Deia, 40. Maó
context: 1813: La Universitat de Maó adquirí un edifici que formava part de les muralles de la ciutat; 1818: Giovanni Palagi arriba a Maó - vertader impulsor del primer teatre; 1820: Inauguració; 1829: segona inauguració una vegada ampliat el teatre; 1860: Restauració; 1996: Restauració; 2001: Inauguració @es
context: 1813: La Universitat de Maó adquirí un edifici que formava part de les muralles de la ciutat; 1818: Giovanni Palagi arriba a Maó, vertader impulsor del primer teatre; 1820: Inauguració; 1829: segona inauguració una vegada ampliat el teatre; 1860: Restauració; 1996: Restauració; 2001: Inauguració @es
context: No heritage theatre machinery
context: The oldest still operating opera house in Spain. Built in 1829 by the Italian Giovanni Palagi, on the site of a former theatre, within an old bastion of the city walls. The decoration works were done by the Ciudadela artist Andrés Galbis. The neoclassical façade was added thirty years later, in 1859. After 150 years of operation, extensive restoration works gave back the charm and splendour of the 1880s to the building.
architect: Ildefonso Hernández
theatrEurope table: HST_0152
Capacity: 847
Web: www.teatremao.com
City: Maó-Mahón
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Iberia Route
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
IbsenStage venue id: 22728