Teatro Lope de Vega (Seville)

The Lope de Vega Theatre (Spanish: Teatro Lope de Vega) is a small Baroque Revival theatre that was built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 in Seville, Spain, in the same building as the Exhibition Casino.

The Pabellón de Sevilla (Pavilion of Seville)[3] housing the theatre and casino was designed by the young architect Vicente Traver y Tomás.

[6] The theatre hall was fronted by the exhibition casino, which is roofed by a dome decorated in ceramics.

The hall was laid out according to the canons of Italian opera, with two wings and 1,025 seats, and was one of the most modern theaters in Spain in its day.

[5] Construction of the 4,600 square metres (50,000 sq ft) theatre took just two years and included installation of an automatic electric generator which often failed, interrupting the performances.

The theater was inaugurated on 30 March 1929 with a comedy by Martinez Serra entitled The Blind Heart (El Corazón Ciego).

[2] It is a venue for the Flamenco Biennale of Seville, which is held on even-numbered years, and is among the most important theatres in Spain.

September 2008. The entrance through the casino to the theatre, with posters for a Flamenco show.