Santa Isabel Theater

Teatro de Santa Isabel, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil

Santa Isabel Theater (''Teatro de Santa Isabel'' in Portuguese) is located in the Brazilian city of

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, capital of

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state. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1850, and seats 850 in the audience. It was named in honor of Princess Isabel of Braganza . Important artistic and political figures passed through the theater in the nineteenth century, including

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and Emperor

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. The theater is located in Republic Square (Praça da República) in the district of Santo Antônio. It is adjacent to the Princesses Field Palace (residency of Pernambuco state governors) and the Pernambuco Justice Palace. The theater houses the Recife Symphony Orchestra. Theatres in Pernambuco Buildings and structures in Recife Commercial buildings completed in 1850 {{Brazil-theat-struct-stub