Teatro Nacional de São Carlos

National Theater of São Carlos
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
General information
Town or cityLisbon
CountryPortugal
Opened30 June 1793
Website
http://tnsc.pt/

The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈatɾu nɐsiuˈnal dɨ sɐ̃w ˈkaɾluʃ]) (National Theatre of Saint Charles) is an opera house in Lisbon, Portugal. It was opened on June 30, 1793 by Queen Maria I as a replacement for the Tejo Opera House, which was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. The theatre is located in the historical center of Lisbon, in the Chiado district.

The house has a seating capacity of 844 seats.

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