Teatro Cervantes - Linares
The Cervantes de Linares Theatre has its origins in the San Ildefonso Theatre, built in 1864 by Ildefonso Sánchez y Cózar, in the expansion zone of the city. It was a rectangular building with a facade facing two parallel streets and a French theatre typology, with a horseshoe-shaped room and a spacious stage. It was reformed in 1930 to improve its safety and hygiene conditions, and in 1952 it became a cinema, closing its doors in the 1980s. In 1993, the Town Hall bought the theatre for 80 million pesetas. Decades later, works aimed at recovering the historical memory of the building were undertaken, costing approximately 4.1 million euros. It currently has 558 seats and several boxes, and acoustics comparable to that of the Manuel de Falla Theatre in Granada. Its grand reopening was celebrated with a performance by Carmen Linares.
Location
Located on Calle Cervantes.