The Amazonas Philharmonic ( pt, Amazonas Filarmônica) is a professional orchestra of the

Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas () is a state of Brazil, located in the North Region in the northwestern corner of the country. It is the largest Brazilian state by area and the 9th largest country subdivision in the world, and the largest in South America, being g ...

, headquartered in

Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...

, and was founded on September 26, 1997, by Julio Medaglia. The orchestras Lead Conductor (Regente Titular) is Luiz Fernando Malheiro, and the Assistant Conductor and Artistic Director is Marcelo de Jesus. The Amazonas Philharmonic orchestra rehearses and performs concerts at the

Amazon Theatre The Amazon Theatre () is an opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is the location of the annual ''Festival Amazonas de Ópera'' (Amazonas Opera Festival) and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Or ...

(a well known theater in the city of

). The Philharmonic is the official orchestra of the

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(which is held every year from March until May). In 2011 the orchestra completed their 15th consecutive year of the festival. The logo of the orchestra (a lily-pad superscript of "Amazonas Philharmonic") was created by Hans Donner, known designer of

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(a major Brazilian television network). In April 2008, the opera, "

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" by

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(from the musical group,

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) was performed in

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by the Amazonas Philharmonic, at the

Teatro Amazonas The Amazon Theatre () is an opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is the location of the annual ''Festival Amazonas de Ópera'' (Amazonas Opera Festival) and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Or ...

. It was played for the opening of the XII

, with Luiz Fernando Malheiro conducting. In January 2012, The Secretaria de Estado de Cultura (the secretary of culture for the state) launched the Turnê Mandaçaia (the Mandacaia concert tour). The Amazonas Philharmonic played in the cities of

Maués Maués is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 65,040 (2020) and its area is 39,988 km². Geography and location Maués is known as the "Land of Guaraná". There are sandy beaches, and Maues summer fe ...

Boa Vista do Ramos Boa Vista do Ramos (''Good View of Branches'') is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 19,626 (2020) and its area is 2,587 km2.IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instit ...

Barreirinha Barreirinha is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 32,483 (2020) and its area is 5,751 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Esta ...

Parintins Parintins is a municipality in the far east of the Amazonas state of Brazil. It is part of a microregion also named Parintins. The population for the entire municipality was 115,363 (IBGE 2020) and its area is 5,952 km2. The city is located ...

, and

Urucará Urucará is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 16,130 (2020) and its area is 27,905 km2. The municipality contains part of the Uatumã Biological Reserve Uatumã Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológ ...

; All located within the

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. portalamazonia.com (Amazonas news)
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Amazonas Secretary of Culture youtube page, "Cultura do AM" Amazonas Secretary of Culture website, "Orquestra Amazonas Filarmônica" Metrópolis da TV Cultura de São Paulo news station, "Roger Waters, Ça Ira em Manaus - Festival Amazonas de Ópera"
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