Madrid: Teatro Español

Country: Spain (España)
Region: Madrid
City: Madrid
Location: Calle Princípe 25

Built 1745 as "Teatro del Príncipe" by Giovanni Battista Sacchetti, on the site of a previous theatre (built 1583). Mainly used for drama performances. 763 seats.

[Madrid: Teatro Espanol] Picture: Masked Ball for Don Carlos (the later King Charles IV.) and his bride Maria Luisa of Parma, 1767 (left: audiutorium, right: lowered staged framed by stage sets mirroring the auditorium design)
Front Text: "Baile en Mascara"
Reverse Text: "Luis Paret y Alcázar (1746-1799) - Maskenball im Teatro del Principe in Madrid, 1767, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid"
Publisher: Haus der Kunst, München; Theatrum Mundi 2003
Type: modern postcard reproduction of an old painting
Size: Modern
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