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Salazar and Portuguese Opera Closure

The claim that António de Oliveira Salazar ordered a blanket closure of the Portuguese opera, specifically the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, during his rule in Portugal.

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Feb 5, 2026

Did Salazar close national operahouse 1935 portugal

The in was closed between 1935 and 1940 for , according to contemporary cultural-historical reporting about the house; the sources in hand attribute this interruption to maintenance rather than an exp...

Feb 5, 2026

did salazar close the portuguese opera?

there is no evidence in the provided reporting that ordered a blanket closure of “the Portuguese opera”; house, , had earlier periods of closure for repairs (1935–1940) and remained an active centre f...

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