ABSTRACT
The article analyzes a newspaper controversy between a theatrical entrepreneur and an anonymous partner of the Opera House of Ouro Preto, published in O Universal, de Minas Gerais, in 1826. The texts reveal expectations, frustrations and the reality of the theatrical work of the theater on repertoire, scenic forms and the relationship with spectators in the construction of Independent Brazil. The disputes between neoclassical and romantic imagery are present, in a game with the theatrical market and the success of the genre lundu.
KEYWORDS
Opera House; lundu; 19th century theatre; Ouro Preto