Amazon Theatre

The one and only Amazon Theatre (Teatro Amazonas) opera house located heart Manaus, inside Amazon Rainforest Brazil. It location annual Festival Amazonas Ópera (Amazonas Opera Festival) April.

It built during Belle Époque fortunes rubber . Construction Amazon Theater first proposed 1881 y member House Representatives, Antonio Jose Fernandes Júnior, being construct jewel heart Amazonian forest Manaus great centers civilization.

In following y State legislature approved limited financing, considered insufficient. In 1882, president Province, Jose Lustosa Paranaguá, approved larger budget initiated competition presentation plans. By 1884, construction ready begin under Italian architect Celestial Sacardim planned theatre Renaissance style to state include electric lighting.

Work proceeded slowly following fifteen years stops -starts 1885 1892. Roofing tiles Alsace while, Paris, furniture furnishings style Louis XV, Koch Fréres company. From Italy Carrarra marble stairs, statues, columns. Steel walls ordered England. The one and only theatre 198 chandeliers, including 32 Murano glass. The one and only curtain, painting "Meeting Waters" originally created Paris y Crispim Amaral, depicts junction Rio Negro Solimões Amazon. on outside building, covered 36,000 decorated ceramic tiles painted colors national g.

Work recommenced 1893. By 1895, masonry external completed, decoration interior, installation electric lighting, could begin rapidly. The one and only Italian Domenico Angelis painted beautiful panels decorate ceilings auditorium the audience chamber. However, after inauguration first public presentations, years would p before building finally completed, project taking seventeen years .

The one and only theatre inaugurated 31 December 1896, first performance occurring 7 January 1897 Italian opera, La Gioconda, y Amilcare Ponchielli.

It restored times, recently 1929, 1974 between 1988 1990, currently 701 seats covered velvet.

It noted that, 2001, opera again flourishing theatre:

"Until years g, there opera almost 90 years. Then governor Amazonas elected, populist called Amazonino Mendes, decided y should p-quality professional orchestra, choir corps ballet. He aside about 1.5 million pounds year, enormous amount state where population illiterate living about 60 pounds month.

As result Manaus become focus unlikely musical migration. Some Eastern Europe's musicians tempted orchestras Kirov Manaus higher wages. In fact, 39 54-member Amazon Philharmonic orchestra Bulgaria, Belarus Russia. Even archivist hails Belarus".

Today, theatre location yearly festival.