National Theatre São Carlos
In National Theatre São Carlos, Lisbon once hosted an opera house opened on June 30, 1793, installed by Queen Maria I as a replacement after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake destroyed the Tejo Opera House. The project began in 1792, when Lisbon businessmen financed a new theatre designed by José da Costa e Silva, built in just six months with neoclassical and rococo elements. Its name honors Princess Charlotte of Spain, whose marriage in 1785 and later residence with the Prince John made her central to the building’s dedication. The house seated 844 people, and its first opera presentation in 1793 was “La Ballerina Amante” by Domenico Cimarosa. Between 1828 and 1834, the São Carlos closed during the Portuguese Civil War, and in 1850 the interior lighting switched to gas illumination. Whatever its later history, this theatre was destroyed, and this spot now holds the ordinary city life of what replaced it. …
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