Teatro Real

Recognized as 2021’s "Best International Opera Theatre" by the International Opera Awards, Madrid’s Teatro Real has been a cornerstone of Spain’s most impressive opera and music events.

Built in 1818, the theater has hosted unique performances, including the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest. Together with its resident orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Teatro Real has produced some of Europe’s finest opera. In recent years, it has gained acclaim for premiering contemporary operas like Philip Glass’s "The Perfect American" (2013), Charles Wuorinen’s "Brokeback Mountain" (2014), and Mauricio Sotelo’s "El Público" (2015). Discover some of Teatro Real’s recent innovative works.

Full Performances

Based on the folktale that inspired the Little Mermaid, Dvořak’s best-known opera, ''Rusalka,'' tells the story of a nymph who wants to be human.

Rusalka

Opera

In Die Walküre the powerful ring continues to be the source of conflict, dictating the fate of those who desire it and those who fear it.

Die Walküre - Teatro Real

Opera

Götterdämmerung presents the final and apocalyptic duel between the queens Brünnhilde and Kriemhild as narrated in the epic “Song of the Nibelung."

Götterdämmerung - Teatro Real

Opera

A modern opera adaptation by Charles Wuorinen based on Annie Proulx’s short story.

Brokeback Mountain

Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real – Madrid

Opera

Two young people’s search for self-identity and their meeting at the end of this opera are the hopeful elements in the story moves towards disaster.

Siegfried - Teatro Real

Opera