Amazon Theatre

Amazon Theater
Teatro Amazonas
Amazon Theater facade
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General information
TypeOpera house
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
AddressEduardo Ribeiro Avenue
Centro
Town or cityManaus
CountryBrazil
Coordinates3°7′49″S 60°1′24″W / 3.13028°S 60.02333°W / -3.13028; -60.02333
Elevation92 m (302 ft)
Current tenantsAmazonas Philharmonic
Construction started1884
Inaugurated31 December 1896; 127 years ago (1896-12-31)
OwnerAmazonas State president
Dimensions
Other dimensions68,70m x 124,50m[1]
Technical details
Floor count3
Floor area92 meters
Design and construction
Architect(s)Celestial Sacardim[1]
Architecture firmPortuguese Office of engineering and architecture[1]
Structural engineerBernardo Antônio de Oliveira Braga[1]
Other designersCrispim do Amaral
Other information
Seating capacity701
Website
teatroamazonas.com.br

The Amazon Theatre (Portuguese: Teatro Amazonas) is an opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is the location of the annual Festival Amazonas de Ópera (Amazonas Opera Festival) and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Orchestra which regularly rehearses and performs at the Amazon Theatre along with choirs, musical concerts and other performances.

More than 126 years old, it represents the city's heyday during the rubber boom.[2] It was chosen by the magazine Vogue as one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Souza, João Mendonça de. O Grande Amazonas (The Great Amazon).
  2. ^ "Manaus's opulent Amazon Theatre". The Guardian. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. ^ "The 15 most beautiful opera houses in the world". Vogue. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-04-21.