Teatro Tivoli, Cultural venue in Santo António district, Lisbon, Portugal.
Cinema Tivoli is a movie theater in Lisbon's Santo António district with neoclassical architecture, a domed roof structure, and gilded decorations throughout the auditorium. The hall accommodates roughly 1,100 spectators and hosts film screenings, theatre productions, ballet evenings, and musical concerts.
Funded by Frederico de Lima Mayer and designed by architect Raul Lino, the Tivoli opened on 30 November 1924 with a screening of Henry Roussel's film Imperial Violets, after four years of construction. In 1925 António Ferro founded the resident Teatro Novo company, which staged plays by Pirandello and Jules Romains. Converted for sound films in 1930, it was acquired by João Ildefonso Bordallo in 1973 and reopened in 1999 after renovation.
The name Tivoli refers to the Parisian garden that inspired the theatre's original project. Since 1925, when António Ferro founded the resident Teatro Novo company, the house has staged plays by Pirandello and Jules Romains. Today it operates as a cinema-theatre with a varied programme of films, plays, concerts and opera.
The theater is located on Avenida da Liberdade and is easily accessible by public transport. Visitors should know that the box office opens about 30 minutes before the first screening and the website provides information about upcoming events.
The hall hosted world-famous artists such as Igor Stravinsky and Yehudi Menuhin as well as renowned theater ensembles. This connection to international performers made it a meeting point for Europe's artistic scene.
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