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Teatro Aberto is a theatre located in
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, Portugal next to the Praça Espanha. Together with the Portuguese Society of Authors (Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores), it organizes the annual Grande Prémio de Teatro Português.


History

Teatro Aberto was founded by the Group 4 (João Lourenço, Irene Cruz, Francisco Pestana and Melim Teixeira) in 1976 at the Praça de Espanha.{{Cite web , date=2016-06-30 , title=Sítio da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa: 40 anos do Teatro Aberto , url=http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/noticias/detalhe/article/40-anos-do-teatro-aberto , url-status=deviated , archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180802133515/http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/noticias/detalhe/article/40-anos-do-teatro-aberto , archive-date=2018-08-02 , access-date=2018-08-02 , website=www.cm-lisboa.pt , language=pt


Directorate

The current management of this theater is composed of: *
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(director) * Irene Cruz (actress) * Francisco Pestana (actor) * Melim Teixeira (actor) The artistic direction of the area of theater is the responsibility of
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and the musical direction belongs to João Paulo Santos. His repertoire included classics of the universal theatre as well as pieces of contemporary theatre. As of 2009, the Teatro Aberto has produced 76 plays, 5 operas and 22 concerts in 103 performances presented in about 4,700 sessions. Among the authors and composers featured are:
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References


External links


Official site
Theatres in Lisbon