Amazon Theatre
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Not to be confused with Amazon Theater.
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.
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General information | |
Type | Opera house |
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
Address | Eduardo Ribeiro Avenue Centro |
Town or city | Manaus |
Country | Brazil |
Coordinates | 3°7′49″S 60°1′24″W |
Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
Current tenants | Amazonas Philharmonic |
Construction started | 1884 |
Inaugurated | 31 December 1896; 127 years ago (1896-12-31) |
Owner | Amazonas State president |
Dimensions | |
Other dimensions | 68,70m x 124,50m[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Floor area | 92 meters |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Celestial Sacardim[1] |
Architecture firm | Portuguese Office of engineering and architecture[1] |
Structural engineer | Bernardo Antônio de Oliveira Braga[1] |
Other designers | Crispim do Amaral |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 701 |
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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]