Teatro Nacional de São Carlos

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National Theater of São Carlos
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
General information
Town or city	Lisbon
Country	Portugal
Opened	30 June 1793
Website
http://tnsc.pt/

The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (Portuguese pronunciation:

The house has a seating capacity of 844 seats.[2]

History

In 1792, a group of Lisbon businessmen decided to finance the construction of a new Opera House in the city. The theatre was built in only six months following a design by Portuguese architect

The first opera presented here, in 1793, was La Ballerina Amante, by Domenico Cimarosa. The most famous Portuguese composer of the time, Marcos Portugal, became musical director of the São Carlos in 1800 after returning from Italy, and many of his operas were staged here.^[5]

Between 1828 and 1834, the São Carlos was closed during the

In 1974, a resident opera company was established. In 1993, the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa was created as the Teatro's affiliate orchestra, with Álvaro Cassuto as the orchestra's first principal conductor. Subsequent principal conductors of the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa have included José Ramón Encinar (1999–2001), Zoltán Peskó (2001–2004) and Julia Jones^[6] (2008–2011). Since January 2014, the orchestra's principal conductor is Joana Carneiro.

The theatre building was classified as Property of Public Interest in 1928 and has been reclassified as a National Monument since 1996.^[3][4]

Architecture

Longitudinal and composite building with articulated parts has a sober facade. The frontispiece is divided into 3 parts: 2 floors on

At the level of the first floor, the two side bodies have two straight-polished doors crowned by low windows. Although with the same two windows, at the second floor level they feature balustrade in stonework, protruding cornice and a small window in the mezzanine area.[3]

The main room (performance hall) is elliptic, has five tiers of boxes^[1] and seats 1148 people.^{[citation needed]} The luxurious royal box was lavishly decorated by the Italian Giovanni Appianni. The ceiling was painted by Manuel da Costa and the stage by Cirilo Wolkmar Machado.^[3]

See also

• List of theatres and auditoriums in Lisbon

References

External links

• Official Teatro Nacional de São Carlos website (in Portuguese)
• General Bureau for National Buildings and Monuments (Portugal)
• Media related to Teatro Nacional de São Carlos at Wikimedia Commons38°42′34″N 9°8′30″W / 38.70944°N 9.14167°W / 38.70944; -9.14167