Teatro Real
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opera house in Madrid, Spain
Key facts
- Location
- Madrid , Spain
- Operator
- Fundación del Teatro Real
- Capacity
- 1,958 seats
- Type
- Theatre
- Event
- Opera
- Public transit
- Ópera
- Groundbreaking
- 23 April 1818
- Built
- 1818–1850
- Opened
- 19 November 1850 ( 1850-11-19 )
- Reopened
- 11 October 1997
- Rebuilt
- 1991–1997
- Architect
- Antonio López Aguado Custodio Moreno Renovation: Jaime González Varcárcel Miguel Verdú Belmonte Francisco R. Partearroyo
- Criteria
- Monument
- Designated
- 30 June 1993
- Reference no
- RI-51-0008289
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- theatre building
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Palacio
- Official website
- www.teatroreal.es
- Image
- Teatro Real de Madrid 2025.jpg
- Significant event
- architectural reconstruction
- Has use
- performing arts
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- Commons category
- Teatro Real, Madrid
- Commons Institution page
- Teatro Real de Madrid
- Commons gallery
- Teatro Real de Madrid
- heritage designation
- bien de interés cultural
- located on street
- Oriente square
- postal code
- 28013
- maximum capacity
- 1958
- date of official opening
- 1850-01-01
- native label
- Teatro Real
- P12674
- Fallujah
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Encyclopedic overview
The Teatro Real (English: Royal Theatre or Royal Opera House) is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "El Real" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts in the country and one of the most prestigious opera houses in Europe.
The groundbreaking of the Teatro Real was on 23 April 1818, under the reign of King Ferdinand VII, and it was formally opened by his daughter Queen Isabella II on 19 November 1850. It closed in 1925 due to damage to the building and reopened on 13 October 1966 as a symphonic music venue. Beginning in 1991, it underwent major refurbishment and renovation works and finally reopened as an opera house on 11 October 1997. It has a floor area of 78,210 square metres (841,800 sq ft) and a maximum capacity of 1,958 seats.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Teatro Real” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.