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MarieTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Opéra, théâtre et féminisme : Marie, création d’Alonso et Blasco à Madrid |
 22 Jan 21 / Olyrix |
Marie. El estreno mundial de una ópera |
| 20 Jan 21 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Marie, moderno vía crucis |
| 19 Jan 21 / Beckmesser |
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Marie tra prosa e lirica |
| 16 Jan 21 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Ópera para reflexionar sobre el sufrimiento de las mujeres asesinadas |
| 15 Jan 21 / El Pais |
«Marie», un alegato razonablemente feminista |
| 15 Jan 21 / abc.es |
‘Marie’: sermón, guiños, ¿música? |
| 15 Jan 21 / Scherzo |
‘Marie’, un arriesgado espectáculo en La Abadía |
| 15 Jan 21 / madridiario |
Don GiovanniTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Don Giovanni ou Le délire du moribond |
| 10 Jan 21 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Jugando en el bosque |
| 7 Jan 21 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
El público aplaudió, claro, complacido, a todos |
| 30 Dec 20 / Operaclick (Spanish) |
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Un Don Giovanni de exteriores: los árboles impiden ver el bosque |
| 30 Dec 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Aria del Catálogo de los Horrores del Don Giovanni del Teatro Real |
| 29 Dec 20 / Beckmesser |
El bosque oscuro de Don Giovanni: Eros y thanatos en el Teatro Real |
| 24 Dec 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Ivor Bolton dirige el reparto alternativo de 'Don Giovanni' en el Teatro Real, en la producción de Claus Guth |
| 24 Dec 20 / Platea Magazine |
Perdidos en la espesura |
| 22 Dec 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Excelente en lo musical, discutible producción |
| 22 Dec 20 / Scherzo |
Sexo, drogas y 'Don Giovanni': la ópera de Mozart sacude el Teatro Real |
| 21 Dec 20 / El Confidencial |
Agonía y muerte de Don Giovanni - Claus Guth convierte la ópera de Mozart en un trepidante viaje hasta la tumba |
| 21 Dec 20 / El Pais |
«Don Giovanni» o la mala fortuna |
| 21 Dec 20 / abc.es |
El bosque de Don Juan |
| 21 Dec 20 / El Mundo |
«Don Giovanni»: Visión del «más acá» |
| 21 Dec 20 / La Razón |
RusalkaTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 24 | |
Olesya Golovneva leads a memorable musical showcase of Dvorak’s masterpiece |
| 20 Dec 20 / OperaWire |
Rusalka: lo relativo del equilibrio |
| 14 Dec 20 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Ondine la ballerine |
| 5 Dec 20 / Concertclassic.com |
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La Rusalka "real" del Real |
| 2 Dec 20 / Miami Clásica |
Rusalka ballerine danse au Teatro Real après un siècle d’absence |
| 2 Dec 20 / Olyrix |
Asmik Grigorian, Karita Mattila rescue Dvorák’s masterpiece from cold, confused Production |
| 29 Nov 20 / OperaWire |
Asmik Grigorian, Rusalka de pointe au Teatro Real |
| 28 Nov 20 / Opera Online (French) |
Asmik Grigorian was a wonderful Rusalka, intense and human with a sense of constant longing |
| 27 Nov 20 / Opera Today |
Una ondina demasiado humana |
| 25 Nov 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Rusalka azzoppata a Madrid |
| 24 Nov 20 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Rusalka marche vers l’horizon |
| 24 Nov 20 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Inolvidable Grigorian |
| 24 Nov 20 / Scherzo |
Otro desafío conseguido, superado. Fatto! |
| 21 Nov 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Rusalka y el teatro como metáfora de un mundo de sombras |
| 18 Nov 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
La fría luz de Rusalka |
| 17 Nov 20 / Beckmesser |
Une Rusalka de chair et de tulle au Teatro Real de Madrid |
| 15 Nov 20 / toutelaculture.com |
Una noche en la única ópera del mundo |
| 15 Nov 20 / La Vanguardia |
La palpable metafísica de «Rusalka» |
| 15 Nov 20 / abc.es |
‘Rusalka’ devuelve la ‘antigua normalidad’ al escenario del Teatro Real |
| 15 Nov 20 / El Asombrario |
La Realidad y el Deseo |
| 15 Nov 20 / El Pais |
La fría luz de Rusalka |
| 15 Nov 20 / La Razón |
Madrid descubre y se rinde ante Asmik Grigorian |
| 14 Nov 20 / El Español |
‘Rusalka’, la sirenita no puede vivir ni morir en el Teatro Real |
| 14 Nov 20 / shangay |
Accidentada belleza |
| 14 Nov 20 / Platea Magazine |
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Eric Cutler breaks achilles tendon during ‘Rusalka’ rehearsal
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to make adjustments to its production of “Rusalka,” following on from Eric Cutler breaking his achilles tendon during the general rehearsal but will still perform.
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to make adjustments to its production of “Rusalka,” following on from Eric Cutler breaking his achilles tendon during the general rehearsal but will still perform.
Un Ballo in MascheraTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Un Bal doublement masqué |
| 19 Oct 20 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Sondra Radvanovsky delivers a truly sublime experience in Madrid |
| 16 Oct 20 / OperaWire |
Un Bal masqué de Verdi ouvre la saison du Teatro Real au cœur d’un Madrid masqué |
| 16 Oct 20 / Olyrix |
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Ramón Vargas y Sondra Radvanovsky protagonizan "Un ballo in Maschera" en el Teatro Real |
| 8 Oct 20 / Platea Magazine |
Il Teatro Real di Madrid si è impegnato moltissimo per trarre in salvo Un ballo in maschera |
| 6 Oct 20 / GBOPERA |
Sondra Radvanovsky se presenta infalible y bien acompañada en el Baile del Real |
| 6 Oct 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Saioa Hernández debuta en el Teatro Real con "Un ballo in maschera" de Verdi |
| 1 Oct 20 / Platea Magazine |
Profeta in patria, finalmente |
| 30 Sep 20 / L'Ape musicale |
Un ballo di razza en la apertura de tempora del Teatro Real |
| 30 Sep 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
La música bajo la máscara: compromiso y esfuerzo en el Teatro Real |
| 29 Sep 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Hubo muchos aplausos y recompensas a los artistas |
| 22 Sep 20 / Operaclick (Spanish) |
La música es lo que importa |
| 20 Sep 20 / Beckmesser |
El Teatro Real abre su temporada con 'Un ballo in maschera' de Verdi |
| 20 Sep 20 / Platea Magazine |
Éxito rotundo de "Un ballo in maschera", de Verdi, en la inauguración de la vigésimocuarta temporada del Teatro Real |
| 20 Sep 20 / Impresario |
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Madrid opera halted by audience protest over lack of social distancing
A performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball was abandoned in Madrid on Sunday night after audience members protested over the lack of social distancing measures – especially for those in cheaper seats.
A performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball was abandoned in Madrid on Sunday night after audience members protested over the lack of social distancing measures – especially for those in cheaper seats.
La TraviataTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 28 | |
Lisette Oropesa réveille les braises de la passion lyrique |
| 7 Aug 20 / Wanderer |
Mille grazie a tutti! |
| 30 Jul 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
La Traviata (III reparto) en los tiempos del coronavirus |
| 28 Jul 20 / Beckmesser |
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Reality as a staging concept |
| 25 Jul 20 / Bachtrack |
Lisette Oropesa protagoniza 'La traviata' en el Teatro Real de Madrid |
| 23 Jul 20 / Platea Magazine |
Madrid’s Teatro Real is back in business with La traviata |
| 22 Jul 20 / Seen and Heard |
La maladie vaincue |
| 22 Jul 20 / Forum Opéra |
La traviata en el Teatro Real: hacer cercanas las distancias |
| 22 Jul 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
La Traviata renouvelle l’amour à distance au Teatro Real |
| 19 Jul 20 / Opera Online (French) |
E nel terzo mese, il Teatro Real è risorto |
| 17 Jul 20 / L'Ape musicale |
Une Traviata dans un moment d’exception |
| 17 Jul 20 / ConcertoNet (French) |
La verdad del canto verdiano en La Traviata del Teatro Real |
| 14 Jul 20 / Beckmesser |
El Teatro Real, primer teatro de España en subir a escena una ópera con "La traviata" |
| 9 Jul 20 / Platea Magazine |
Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, Artur Ruciński shine as opera returns to Madrid |
| 7 Jul 20 / OperaWire |
El Real vuelve a dar ejemplo |
| 6 Jul 20 / Scherzo |
Verdi en la cuadrícula |
| 6 Jul 20 / El Correo |
Madrid’s Teatro Real returns to the stage, with a socially distanced production of ‘La Traviata’ |
| 4 Jul 20 / El Pais (English) |
El Teatro Real hace "historia" al romper su "silencio" de 90 días con 'La Traviata' |
| 3 Jul 20 / El Periódico |
«La traviata» vuelve al Teatro Real tras la crisis del coronavirus bajo la direccion de Nicola Luisotti |
| 3 Jul 20 / Codalario |
‘La traviata’ que rompió el miedo en el Real |
| 3 Jul 20 / El Cultural |
Una traviata in maschera |
| 3 Jul 20 / El Pais |
Emoción frente a virus |
| 3 Jul 20 / La Razón |
Y el telón del Teatro Real volvió a alzarse |
| 2 Jul 20 / El Mundo |
«La traviata» rompe noventa días (y un minuto) de silencio en el Teatro Real |
| 2 Jul 20 / abc.es |
‘Traviata’ con distancia Real |
| 2 Jul 20 / La Vanguardia |
El virus de la ópera: el Teatro Real desafía la pandemia |
| 2 Jul 20 / La Tercera |
Vuelve la Ópera al Teatro Real de Madrid: Una Traviata pandémica en un ambiente bien organizado |
| 2 Jul 20 / El Cierre Digital |
'La Traviata' llega al Teatro Real para estrenar la nueva normalidad sin abrazos y con mascarillas |
| 2 Jul 20 / Cope |
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Raising the curtain
Lisette Oropesa on singing a socially-distanced Traviata.
Lisette Oropesa on singing a socially-distanced Traviata.
Roundtable: Artists talk about the Teatro Real's 'Traviata'
At the beginning of July, the Teatro Real de Madrid kicked off a project that many other opera houses around the world observed attentively - a live performance with social distancing.
At the beginning of July, the Teatro Real de Madrid kicked off a project that many other opera houses around the world observed attentively - a live performance with social distancing.
Teatro Real in Madrid is presenting a socially distanced "La traviata"
What it's like to perform 'La traviata' live for an audience in the age of coronavirus.
What it's like to perform 'La traviata' live for an audience in the age of coronavirus.
Teatro Real to broadcast ‘La Traviata’
The broadcast, which will be held on July 15 and will star Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, and Artur Rucinski. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Teatro Real’s Chorus and Orchestra.
The broadcast, which will be held on July 15 and will star Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, and Artur Rucinski. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Teatro Real’s Chorus and Orchestra.
Lana Kos: “Ahora todos podemos ser Violeta”
La soprano, junto a Marina Rebeka, Ruth Iniesta, Ekaterina Bakanova, y Lisette Oropesa, interpretará el emblemático personaje de Violeta de “La Traviata” en la reapertura de Teatro Real.
La soprano, junto a Marina Rebeka, Ruth Iniesta, Ekaterina Bakanova, y Lisette Oropesa, interpretará el emblemático personaje de Violeta de “La Traviata” en la reapertura de Teatro Real.
Madrid's Teatro Real reopens with socially distanced opera
Verdi’s La Traviata reimagined with cast and orchestra wearing face masks.
Verdi’s La Traviata reimagined with cast and orchestra wearing face masks.
Three TalesTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Alteración de la ópera |
| 26 Mar 20 / Platea Magazine |
La video opera Three Tales a Madrid |
| 26 Mar 20 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Die WalküreTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 19 | |
A confusing Die Walküre |
| 13 Mar 20 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Fiasco de Robert Carsen en una mediocre Die Walküre en el Teatro Real |
| 11 Mar 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Tomas Konieczny delivers revelatory performance in Robert Carsen’s exquisite production |
| 8 Mar 20 / OperaWire |
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Arquitectura moderna |
| 5 Mar 20 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Il Wagner di Heras-Casado e Carsen è un esempio di ottima integrazione |
| 4 Mar 20 / GBOPERA |
La valquiria: cuando falta la épica |
| 4 Mar 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Addio Brünhilde, ma senza pathos |
| 2 Mar 20 / L'Ape musicale |
La beauté wagnérienne malgré tout |
| 27 Feb 20 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Dans le texte |
| 26 Feb 20 / Forum Opéra |
Stuart Skelton and Adrianne Piezconka were as ardent a pair of Völsung twins as you’ll encounter |
| 18 Feb 20 / Music OMH |
La valquiria en el Teatro Real: Wagner al desnudo |
| 18 Feb 20 / El Español |
Instantes fugaces del mejor Wagner con La Valquiria en el Teatro Real |
| 18 Feb 20 / Beckmesser |
‘La Valquiria’, la nieve sepulta el amor incestuoso de Wagner en el Teatro Real |
| 18 Feb 20 / shangay |
Éxito de Pablo Heras-Casado como director de La valquiria, de Wagner |
| 18 Feb 20 / El Imparcial |
'La valquiria' monumental de Wagner conquista el Real |
| 18 Feb 20 / El Independente |
El feminismo de Wagner triunfa en el Teatro Real con 'La valquiria' |
| 18 Feb 20 / La Vanguardia |
La valquiria en Real: más dudas que admiración |
| 18 Feb 20 / Scherzo |
Madrid’s Ring cycle continues with a satisfying Die Walküre |
| 17 Feb 20 / Seen and Heard |
Inusitée |
| 17 Feb 20 / Concertclassic.com |
Into the Little HillTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Benjamin o della fascinazione timbrica |
| 25 Feb 20 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
La Veronal heads Into the Little Hill in Madrid |
| 18 Feb 20 / Bachtrack |
The Madrid premiere of George Benjamin’s first opera, Into the Little Hill |
| 13 Feb 20 / Seen and Heard |
Die ZauberflöteTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 10 | |
La flauta mágica en el Teatro Real. Caricatura mozartiana |
| 19 Feb 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Stanislas de Barbeyrac and Olga Peretyatko shine in Kosky & Andrade’s lifeless production |
| 18 Feb 20 / OperaWire |
Senza flauto, senza Lumi |
| 16 Feb 20 / L'Ape musicale |
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La Flûte au cinéma muet est de retour |
| 16 Feb 20 / ConcertoNet (French) |
An imaginative production of Die Zauberflöte continues to enchant Madrid audiences |
| 15 Feb 20 / Seen and Heard |
Un fluire implacabile di immagini, sempre più originali, sempre più divertenti |
| 13 Feb 20 / GBOPERA |
Aquí se incorporan todos los códigos inherentes al cine mudo |
| 5 Feb 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Recuperar la inocencia |
| 29 Jan 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Pita la Flauta |
| 28 Jan 20 / Beckmesser |
La flauta mágica en el Real: angelus kitsch |
| 27 Jan 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Il PirataTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Yolanda Auyanet and Celso Albelo are remarkable in inventive production plagued by musical letdowns |
| 31 Dec 19 / OperaWire |
La audiencia respondió como debía y se esperaba |
| 27 Dec 19 / Operaclick (Italian) |
El triunfo del pirata |
| 25 Dec 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Q & A: Tenor Javier Camarena
Javier Camarena on why ‘Il Pirata’ has been the most challenging Role of his career.
Javier Camarena on why ‘Il Pirata’ has been the most challenging Role of his career.
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Performance schedule
Wagner
13 Feb to 14 Mar 2021
Bellini
3 to 19 Mar 2021
Britten
8 Apr to 11 May 2021
Benjamin
30 Apr to 10 May 2021
Zubiaurre
15 to 17 May 2021
Torres
29 May to 5 Jun 2021
Donizetti
2 to 13 Jun 2021
Vivaldi
17 Jun 2021
Puccini
4 to 24 Jul 2021
News & Articles
| Teatro Real cancels performances due to Storm Filomena |
The Teatro Real de Madrid has canceled the final performance of “Don Giovanni” plus other performances due to severe weather. |
| 10 Jan 2021 / OperaWire |
| Eric Cutler breaks achilles tendon during ‘Rusalka’ rehearsal |
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to make adjustments to its production of “Rusalka,” following on from Eric Cutler breaking his achilles tendon during the general rehearsal but will still perform. |
| 13 Nov 2020 / OperaWire |
| Madrid opera halted by audience protest over lack of social distancing |
A performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball was abandoned in Madrid on Sunday night after audience members protested over the lack of social distancing measures – especially for those in cheaper seats. |
| 22 Sep 2020 / The Guardian |
| Teatro Real in Madrid is presenting a socially distanced "La traviata" |
What it's like to perform 'La traviata' live for an audience in the age of coronavirus. |
| 13 Jul 2020 / ABC News |
| Teatro Real to broadcast ‘La Traviata’ |
The broadcast, which will be held on July 15 and will star Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, and Artur Rucinski. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Teatro Real’s Chorus and Orchestra. |
| 11 Jul 2020 / OperaWire |
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