Amazon Theatre

Amazon Theater
Teatro Amazonas
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General information
TypeOpera house
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
LocationEduardo Ribeiro Avenue
Centro, Manaus, Brazil
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 (1896-12-31)
OwnerAmazonas State president
Dimensions
Other dimensions68,70m x 124,50m
Technical details
Floor count3
Floor area92 meters
Design and construction
ArchitectCelestial Sacardim
Architecture firmPortuguese Office of engineering and architecture
Structural engineerBernardo Antônio de Oliveira Braga
Other designersCrispim do Amaral
Other information
Seating capacity701
Website
teatroamazonas.com.br
Designated1966
Reference no.390
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The Amazon Theatre (Portuguese: Teatro Amazonas) is an opera house located in Manaus, Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. 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. It was chosen by the magazine Vogue as one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world.