The Theatro Municipal de São Paulo on Morro do Chá opened on 12 September 1911 with Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet, starring Titta Ruffo. Designed by Cláudio and Domiziano Rossi and built from 1903 by the office of Ramos de Azevedo, the eclectic building, modelled on the Paris Opera, combines Renaissance, Baroque and Art Nouveau elements. From 11 to 18 February 1922 it hosted the Week of Modern Art, the starting point of Brazilian Modernism, with artists such as Mário de Andrade, Anita Malfatti and Heitor Villa-Lobos. The building has been a protected heritage site since 1981, and a major restoration ended in 2011. The auditorium seats around 1,500. It is home to the São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra, the Coral Lírico and the City Ballet of São Paulo; since 2012 the Praça das Artes has added rehearsal space.
The Theatro Municipal São Paulo, opened in 1911, was the venue of the legendary Semana de Arte Moderna in 1922 — one of the formative events of Brazilian modernism that helped launch the Tropicália movement.
At a glance
- Type
- Opera house
- Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
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