Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro

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cultural venue opera house theatre building tourist attraction

The Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro is a grand early-20th-century opera house and one of Brazil’s most important cultural and architectural landmarks, renowned for its opulent design and major performing arts productions.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Ballet do Theatro Municipal 1
Coro do Theatro Municipal 1
Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural venue ⓘ
opera house ⓘ
theatre building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect Albert Guilbert ⓘ
Francisco de Oliveira Passos ⓘ
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts ⓘ
eclecticism ⓘ
constructionStart 1905 ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
hasCapacity approximately 2300 seats ⓘ
hasDecorationMaterial bronze ⓘ
gold leaf ⓘ
marble ⓘ
hasDome yes ⓘ
hasFacadeMaterial stone ⓘ
hasFunction ballet performances ⓘ
classical music concerts ⓘ
opera performances ⓘ
theatrical performances ⓘ
hasResidentCompany Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ballet do Theatro Municipal

Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Coro do Theatro Municipal

Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal
hasStageType proscenium stage ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Brazil ⓘ
listed historic building ⓘ
inception 1905 ⓘ
inspiredBy Palais Garnier, Paris ⓘ
surface form: Palais Garnier
isMajorLandmarkOf Brazilian performing arts ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
languageOfName Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Centro (Rio de Janeiro) ⓘ
surface form: Centro, Rio de Janeiro

Cinelândia square ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC−03:00 ⓘ
nativeLabel Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
notableFor gilded ornamentation ⓘ
murals ⓘ
opulent interior decoration ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ
stained glass windows ⓘ
openingDate 1909 ⓘ
operator Municipal Government of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form: Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
ownedBy Municipal Government of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form: Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
partOf cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
significantEvent major ballet productions ⓘ
major opera productions ⓘ
symphonic concerts ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rio de Janeiro → hasLandmark → Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro → hasResidentCompany → Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro → hasResidentCompany → Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coro do Theatro Municipal
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro → hasResidentCompany → Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ballet do Theatro Municipal
Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro → nativeLabel → Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro