Municipal Theatre of Baltazar Dias [Funchal]
type: Item
label: Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias @es
description: Theatre building in Funchal, Portugal
alternative label: Municipal Theatre of Baltazar Dias
EUTA building identifier: 1676
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Portugal
City: Funchal
Wikidata source: Q10378871
GPS: Point(-16.9114 32.647)
Internal image: Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias Foyer.jpg
opening date: 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
Web: teatro.cm-funchal.pt
architectural style: Beaux-Arts
Wikidata instance: Q210272
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 533
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1882-1884 by Tomaz Augusto Soler. Decoration by Eugénio do Nascimento Cotrim and Luigi Manini. Opened 24 Oct 1884 as Teatro D. Maria Pia, named in honour of King Don Luis's wife, Dona Maria Pia (1847-1911). Later renamed in honour of the 16th century Madeirean poet, Baltazar Dias. Used for theatre performances and as a cinema. 394 seats.