Teatro Sá de Miranda
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Viana do Castelo
Portugal
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| Address | Rua de Sá de Miranda, Viana do Castelo Portugal |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′44″N 08°49′44″W / 41.69556°N 8.82889°W |
| Owner | Municipality of Viana do Castelo |
| Capacity | 400 |
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| Opened | 29 April 1885 |
| Architect | José Geraldo da Silva Sardinha |
The Teatro Sá de Miranda (also known as the Teatro Municipal Sá de Miranda), is a theatre in Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal. Believed to be the fifth-oldest Portuguese theatre that still retains its original features, the Sá de Miranda has a capacity of 400.[1][2]
The theatre's construction was the result of the efforts of a group of people from Viana do Castelo, who formed the Companhia Fomentadora Vianense in 1879. It is named after Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1481–1558), who was a Portuguese Renaissance poet. It follows an Italian style and was designed by José Geraldo da Silva Sardinha, with horseshoe-shaped stalls and three rows of boxes, 21 first-class and 16 second-class. The curtain was designed by Luigi Manini and painted by Hercole Labertini, both set designers of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon. The ceiling, a trompe l'oeil image of the sky with portraits of playwrights, was painted by João Baptista do Rio. There are 20 friezes. The theatre was inaugurated on 29 April 1885.[1][2][3]
In his Dictionary of Portuguese Theatre, published in 1908, António de Sousa Bastos described the Sá de Miranda as "one of the best in the provinces… a truly comfortable and luxurious theatre." He noted that most of the leading performers from Lisbon and Porto had performed there.[4][5]
