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 Musicals, comedies, puppet shows & dance |
Plaza de Colón, 4 Madrid, Madrid 28046 Spain +34 91 480 0300 (Centralita) http://www.munimadrid.es/Princ... |
The main stage is used for a wide variety of shows including drama (especially contemporary Spanish), ballet, zarzuela (Spanish opera) and live flamenco and folk concerts. One of the other stages is used for the Children's Puppet Theatre season that runs from autumn to spring with shows every Sunday at 4:45p. It also has a prestigious exhibition space and is considered one of the city's major cultural centres. It's surrounded by impressive fountains, monuments and gardens opposite the Wax Museum. Advance sales: at the box office and by telephone. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Spectacular Outdoor Shows |
Various venues Madrid 28005 Spain +34 (0)91 588 2900 (Tourist Information) |
Madrid's Town Hall organises outdoor cultural events that run throughout the summer months. Events include theater, dance, zarzuela (Spanish opera), cabaret, and cinema. The main venues include cuartel del Conde Duque (concerts and contemporary dance), La Muralla Arabe (theater), La Corrala (zarzuela), Parque de la Bombilla (cinema), and Parque del Retiro's Festival de Teres de Madrid (Puppet Theater). There are indoor shows as well, at Centro Cultural de la Villa (zarzuela) and Pradillo, and El Canto de la Cabra (theater). Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Large-scale productions |
Calle de la Paz 11 Madrid, Madrid 28012 Spain +34 91 531 8311 http://www.madrid.org/ |
A huge theatre that now stages large-scale theatre and dance productions, its stage has also been used for opera, ballet, zarzuela (Spanish opera) and revue shows. It hosts Caja Madrid's Flamenco Festival every year as well as the annual Spanish and Flamenco Dance Choreography Competition. It's one of the capital's largest theatres with a capacity for 1040 spectators. It opened in 1945, it's the region's official theatre and you'll find it in the heart of the old town. Advance ticket sales: at the box office and by telephone, on +34 902 488 488. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Grand Opera House |
Plaza de Oriente, s/n Madrid, Madrid 28013 Spain +34 91 516 0660 http://www.teatro-real.com |
Madrid's Opera House has one of the largest stages in the world and seats up to 1630 spectators. Its annual programme features the whole range of operatic styles and genre from the baroque to the contemporary, including the ever-popular work of composers like Mozart, Rossini, Verdi and Wagner. It also hosts lyric concerts and dance performances. You'll find it close to the Palacio Real (Royal Palace). Tickets are hard to come by, so book early. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Contemporary dance, ballet & flamenco |
Avenida de la Ilustración La Vaguada Madrid, Madrid 28029 Spain +34 91 740 5274 / +34 91 740 5292 http://www.teatromadrid.com |
The most important international dance companies have made this theatre their home in Madrid. It is used for contemporary, ballet, flamenco and zarzuela (Spanish opera). Some companies that have performed here include the Compañía Nacional de Danza, the American Ballet Company, Momix and Culbert Ballet. The theatre seats 800 people (the first nine rows with access for the disabled), and it is one of the principle venues for children's musicals around Christmas time. It was inaugurated in 1992 when Madrid was the European Culture Capital. Teatro de Madrid is in a modern neighbourhood, to the north of the capital, and is close to La Vaguada shopping mall, with restaurants, bars and cinemas. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Spanish popular light opera |
Calle de Jovellanos 4 Madrid, Madrid 28014 Spain +34 91 524 5400 http://teatrodelazarzuela.mcu.es |
Built in 1856 in the same style as La Scala in Milan, this grand theatre is dedicated to a particularly Spanish form of 17th-century light opera called zarzuela that includes spoken as well as sung parts. It's also used for performances of classical opera, dance and concerts. At Christmas time the Spanish National Ballet Company present their new work here to expectant audiences. The traditional semicircular seating area has three galleries with private boxes and holds up to 1259 spectators. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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