Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos
| Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos | |
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| Data | |
| place | Lisbon |
| builder | José da Costa e Silva |
| Construction year | 1793 |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 42 '34 " N , 9 ° 8' 30" W |
The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (also Opera de São Carlos) is the opera house of Lisbon . It is located in the southern part of the Portuguese capital, more precisely in the old town district of Chiado in Rua Serpa Pinto No. 9. It is the namesake of the adjacent Largo de São Carlos .
The building was completed on July 30, 1793. The architect was José da Costa e Silva .
history
- August 8, 1828 - World premiere of the opera Gabriella di Vergy by Saverio Mercadante
- 1884 - Introduction of the theatrophone
- In the 2008/2009 season, Julia Jones became the orchestra's chief conductor
- From 2010 to 2013 the conductor Martin André was artistic director of the opera house
Major guest appearances
- April 1948–1950 The Italian mezzo-soprano Ebe Stignani and the tenor Mario del Monaco make several guest appearances together.
- 1952 - The German opera singer Georgine von Milinkovic makes a guest appearance in the role of Herodias
- On March 27th and 30th, Maria Callas sings Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata , together with Alfredo Kraus as Alfredo. There is a live recording.
- 1961: Colette Lorand appears as Konstanze in The Abduction from the Seraglio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1980s (exact period unknown) - Swiss opera singer Elisabeth Glauser is a guest.
- 1980s (exact period unknown) - The Finnish opera singer Heikki Siukola is a guest at the theater
- 1986 - The German opera singer Klaus König makes a guest appearance as Florestan
- Between 1994 and 2002 (exact period unknown) Aniara Amos worked as an assistant director to Peter Konwitschny as part of her masterclasses
literature
- Mario Vieira de Carvalho: Thinking is Dying: Social History of the Lisbon Opera House. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1354-6 .
Web links
Commons : Teatro Nacional de São Carlos - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (Portuguese) , accessed April 29, 2010
- The theater on patrimoniocultural.pt (Portuguese) , accessed January 15, 2016
- Last events , on last.fm, accessed on April 30, 2010