Theatro Circo
Encyclopedia
The Theatro Circo is a theater in Braga
, Portugal
. Designed by the architect Moura Coutinho, it was inaugurated on April 21 1915 with Leoncavallo
's operetta
La reginetta delle rose.
After a restoration period, it reopened in 2006. The theater main auditorium has 899 seats.
Braga
Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Designed by the architect Moura Coutinho, it was inaugurated on April 21 1915 with Leoncavallo
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ruggero Leoncavallo was an Italian opera composer. His two-act work Pagliacci remains one of the most popular works in the repertory, appearing as number 20 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.-Biography:...
's operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
La reginetta delle rose.
After a restoration period, it reopened in 2006. The theater main auditorium has 899 seats.