Rivoli Theatre

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Rivoli Theatre is a municipal theatre in Oporto, Portugal.

[edit] History

In 1913 opened in Oporto a new theatre called Teatro Nacional.

In the following years, changes in the urban center had compelled to rethink and to modernize the property, and thus, in 1923 the new Rivoli Theatre appeared, remodelled, adapted to cinema and with programming of opera, dance, theater and music.

The project of the new theatre, in Art Deco style, was the responsibility of the Architect and Engineer Júlio Brito.

Presently, Rivoli Theatre belongs to the City Council of Oporto and is managed by a private theater company.