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Die SoldatenTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Madrid scopre Die Soldaten |
 23 May 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Formidable spectacle |
| 22 May 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
“Die Soldaten”, metáfora de la crueldad |
| 22 May 18 / Beckmesser |
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Au Teatro Real, le trash sublime Die Soldaten |
| 20 May 18 / Opera Online |
AidaTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 13 | |
A visual feast |
| 12 May 18 / The Opera Critic |
Finalmente un’Aida con le piramidi, le sfingi, le mummie, e tutto il cucuzzaro! |
| 22 Mar 18 / Opera secondo me |
Un'Aida estetizzante al Teatro Real |
| 22 Mar 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
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A bout de souffle |
| 21 Mar 18 / Forum Opéra |
Aida en el Teatro Real: anacronismo escénico |
| 21 Mar 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Nicola Luisotti si impegna per porgere un suono orchestrale massiccio e imponente |
| 20 Mar 18 / GBOPERA |
Aïda, vingt ans après |
| 14 Mar 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
A tale of two princesses: a dusty Aida revived at the Teatro Real |
| 14 Mar 18 / Bachtrack |
Crítica de los tres repartos de “Aida” en el Real |
| 13 Mar 18 / Beckmesser |
Aida at the Teatro Real with three casts and some brilliant singers |
| 12 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
“Aida” en el Real, imagen lujosa y tópica |
| 9 Mar 18 / Beckmesser |
El Teatro Real recibe con entusiasmo y emoción 'Aida' 20 años después |
| 9 Mar 18 / 20minutos |
Aida: sólo faltaba el elefante |
| 9 Mar 18 / El Mundo |
GlorianaTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Dios salve a Deshorties |
| 2 May 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Deux belles distributions |
| 1 May 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Sulla scena dominano la figura e la voce di Anna Caterina Antonacci |
| 30 Apr 18 / GBOPERA |
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Mortua sed non sepulta |
| 26 Apr 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Tardive, mais éclatante revanche |
| 24 Apr 18 / Forum Opéra |
Britten, la regina, nuova vita |
| 23 Apr 18 / L'Ape musicale |
David McVicar exalte les charmes vénéneux de la Gloriana de Britten |
| 22 Apr 18 / Diapason |
Gloriannacaterina! |
| 20 Apr 18 / Wanderer |
Flamboyante résurrection |
| 19 Apr 18 / Concertclassic.com |
McVicar did this absurdly neglected work proud |
| 18 Apr 18 / We left at the interval... |
The vindication of a neglected masterpiece: a landmark Gloriana at the Teatro Real |
| 18 Apr 18 / Bachtrack |
Better late than never: Britten’s Gloriana makes an impressive Madrid debut |
| 16 Apr 18 / Seen and Heard |
¡Larga vida a ‘Gloriana’! |
| 15 Apr 18 / El Pais |
Teatro Real aplaude el estreno de 'Gloriana', el retrato oscuro y humano de Isabel I de Inglaterra |
| 15 Apr 18 / rtve |
“Gloriana”, ácido y elocuente fresco |
| 15 Apr 18 / Beckmesser |
Todas las reinas son humanas |
| 15 Apr 18 / El Español |
Anna Caterina Antonacci and David McVicar team up for sensational revival of neglected Britten work |
| 14 Apr 18 / OperaWire |
AriodanteTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Handel’s Ariodante comes from Vienna to Madrid |
| 21 Mar 18 / Bachtrack |
Street SceneTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Street Scene: folk opera, vérisme...? |
| 12 Mar 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Street Scene, la cotidianidad como máxima |
| 23 Feb 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La New York di Weill |
| 20 Feb 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
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A marble and a star: a vivid Street Scene at the Teatro Real |
| 17 Feb 18 / Bachtrack |
La ópera americana se consolida en el Real |
| 15 Feb 18 / Beckmesser |
«Street Scene», frontera sin muro |
| 15 Feb 18 / abc.es |
'Street Scene' enciende las luces de neón en el Teatro Real y corona al tenor Joel Prieto |
| 15 Feb 18 / Europa Press |
Street Scene, obra maestra de Kurt Weill |
| 15 Feb 18 / Periodista Digital |
Dead Man WalkingTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 16 | |
Viaje a la verdad |
| 21 Feb 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La mort en scène |
| 19 Feb 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Secrets d'alchimistes |
| 14 Feb 18 / Forum Opéra |
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La denuncia di Dead Man Walking |
| 12 Feb 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Le Teatro Real ranime avec force Dead Man Walking, de Jake Heggie |
| 9 Feb 18 / Opera Online |
El poder de lo visceral |
| 7 Feb 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Joyce DiDonato is superb as Sister Helen Prejean in Jake Heggie’s 2000 opera |
| 5 Feb 18 / The Observer |
Clarity and rhythm: Spanish première for Heggie's Dead Man Walking |
| 2 Feb 18 / Bachtrack |
Opéra faible et transmission forte |
| 1 Feb 18 / Concertclassic.com |
Un muerto, hecho ópera, que realmente camina |
| 30 Jan 18 / Beckmesser |
Joyce DiDonato leads a superb cast in Dead Man Walking under the baton of Mark Wigglesworth |
| 30 Jan 18 / Seen and Heard |
«Dead Man Walking»: la verdad nos hará libres |
| 28 Jan 18 / abc.es |
La pena capital conmueve a Madrid en el Teatro Real |
| 28 Jan 18 / El Imparcial |
"Dead Man Walking" con Joyce DiDonato: una tormenta perfecta de energía |
| 28 Jan 18 / aguasdigital.com |
'Dead man walking' conmueve y lleva la redención al Teatro Real |
| 28 Jan 18 / La Vanguardia |
¿Sirve de algo la pena de muerte? |
| 28 Jan 18 / El Confidencial |
La bohèmeTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Archetipica Bohème a Madrid |
| 16 Jan 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Un segundo reparto para La Bohème corto de emoción , pero con una voz importante |
| 3 Jan 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Que peut-on faire aujourd’hui avec La Bohème? |
| 29 Dec 17 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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La bohème en el Teatro Real, el almacén de los recuerdos |
| 28 Dec 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Rentabilizar el clásico |
| 27 Dec 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Poca emoción pero con una voz importante |
| 26 Dec 17 / Beckmesser |
Teatro Real’s new La bohème – sometimes appealing, but short on emotion |
| 25 Dec 17 / Seen and Heard |
“La Boheme” o cómo hacer hucha |
| 19 Dec 17 / Beckmesser |
La bohème en el Real, o las bambalinas del verismo |
| 18 Dec 17 / Bachtrack |
«La bohème», sentir y no pensar |
| 14 Dec 17 / abc.es |
La manita helada |
| 14 Dec 17 / El Mundo |
La Boheme o cómo hacer hucha |
| 14 Dec 17 / La Razón |
El Real estrena con gran éxito la estilizada versión de Jones de "La Boheme" |
| 14 Dec 17 / El Diario |
La FavoriteTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 5 | |
"La Favorite" celebra il doppo anniversario del Teatro Real di Madrid |
| 11 Nov 17 / GBOPERA |
Barton’s ‘La Favorita del Re’ proves the favorite of Teatro Real’s audience as well |
| 8 Nov 17 / Seen and Heard |
Una excepcional Favorita en el Teatro Real con Camarena y Barton |
| 8 Nov 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Jamie Barton shines in La Favorite in Teatro Real gala |
| 4 Nov 17 / Bachtrack |
La Favorite de gala |
| 4 Nov 17 / Codalario |
CarmenTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Una Carmen en la frontera en el Teatro Real |
| 8 Nov 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Gaëlle, sois gentille, au moins répond-nous! |
| 20 Oct 17 / ConcertoNet (French) |
An excellent Don José and two impressive Carmens at the Teatro Real |
| 16 Oct 17 / Seen and Heard |
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Una “Carmen” de dos rombos |
| 16 Oct 17 / Beckmesser |
Carmen de Bieito: la salvaje vitalidad de un clásico |
| 14 Oct 17 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Lucio SillaTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Rome on the Elbe |
| 11 Oct 17 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Silvia Tro Santafé defiende un Cecilio muy afinado |
| 5 Oct 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Triunfo de la soprano francesa Julie Fuchs con Lucio Silla en Madrid |
| 27 Sep 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Retazos de un genio |
| 27 Sep 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
La clemenza di Silla |
| 27 Sep 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Opera seria goes wild |
| 20 Sep 17 / Bachtrack |
Un Mozart, borracho de gorgoritos, para una apertura bicentenaria |
| 19 Sep 17 / Beckmesser |
Las cárceles del alma |
| 15 Sep 17 / El Mundo |
El Mozart adolescente, en serio |
| 15 Sep 17 / El Pais |
La conjura de los justos |
| 15 Sep 17 / abc.es |
Lucio Silla, la dimisión de un dictador en versión mozartiana |
| 15 Sep 17 / El Imparcial |
MacbethTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 4 | |
The Teatro Real audience pays tribute to Plácido Domingo |
| 20 Jul 17 / Seen and Heard |
Domingo, imperecedero |
| 20 Jul 17 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Plácido Domingo, artista por encima de todo |
| 18 Jul 17 / Beckmesser |
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Domingo shakespeariano |
| 17 Jul 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Madama ButterflyTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Ermonela Jaho triumphs in Teatro Real’s Madama Butterfly |
| 18 Jul 17 / Seen and Heard |
Una geisha entre cámaras |
| 17 Jul 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Cio Cio San vince sul film muto |
| 13 Jul 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
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Adaptar, aculturar, conquistar |
| 12 Jul 17 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Ermonela Jaho parece haber nacido cantando este papel |
| 12 Jul 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Clásico imperecedero |
| 12 Jul 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
La gran estrella Cio-Cio-San |
| 4 Jul 17 / Beckmesser |
Madame Jaho - La soprano hace que se desboquen las empatías del público |
| 29 Jun 17 / El Pais |
Madama Butterfly, por amor o fugaz capricho |
| 29 Jun 17 / El Imparcial |
Vigilancia masiva |
| 29 Jun 17 / abc.es |
Una 'Madama Butterfly' cinematográfica vuelve a conmover en su regreso al Teatro Real |
| 29 Jun 17 / El Periódico |
Le coq d'orTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Molti gli applausi al termine di questo regalo al pubblico |
| 15 Jun 17 / Operaclick (Ita) |
Se lo zar sta in pigiama |
| 9 Jun 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
¡Lo que puede dar de sí una silla! |
| 9 Jun 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
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Amargura gozosa |
| 7 Jun 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
The Golden Cockerel is finally staged in Madrid |
| 3 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
Le chant du coq pour la fin d’un monde |
| 2 Jun 17 / ConcertoNet (French) |
El tirano ayer y hoy |
| 31 May 17 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
“El gallo de oro”: un cuento feroz |
| 30 May 17 / Beckmesser |
Estamos siempre soñando |
| 27 May 17 / abc.es |
BomarzoTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 14 | |
A handsome production, carefully thought-through and crafted |
| 15 May 17 / We left at the interval... |
Lo contemporáneo literario en el Teatro Real |
| 10 May 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Lo spettacolo è affascinante e sconvolgente |
| 8 May 17 / GBOPERA |
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Bomarzo et ses monstres |
| 4 May 17 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Capitán de los monstruos de piedra: Bomarzo de Ginastera seduce al Teatro Real |
| 2 May 17 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Strong stuff: Ginastera's Bomarzo returns |
| 1 May 17 / Planet Hugill |
Bomarzo: los senderos del trágico destino en busca de la inmortalidad |
| 26 Apr 17 / El Imparcial |
Bomarzo, cuando el escándalo compone |
| 26 Apr 17 / El Pais |
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23 Oct to 9 Nov 2018
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30 Nov to 30 Dec 2018
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Strauss, R
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Gerhard
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News & Articles
| Teatro Real announces 2018-19 season |
Nina Stemme, Plácido Domingo and Piotr Beczala headline Teatro Reals’ 2018-19 season. |
| 11 Apr 2018 / OperaWire |
| The Teatro Real announces its 2017-18 season |
Javier Camarena, Plácido Domingo and ‘Dead Man Walking’ among highlights for Teatro Real’s 2017-18 season. |
| 20 Apr 2017 / OperaWire |
| Fury over Spanish theatre using a live bull in opera production |
More than 40,000 people have signed a petition demanding the removal of a live bull from an upcoming opera performance of Moses und Aron at Madrid's Teatro Real. |
| 12 May 2016 / Daily Mail |
| Placido Domingo cancels comic role in Madrid |
Plácido Domingo will not participate in the performances of the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini scheduled for June and July at the Teatro Real, Madrid. |
| 19 Jun 2015 / Slipped Disc |
| The least subsidised opera house in Europe |
Madrid’s Teatro Rreal has put its finances in order. It now claims to have, at 30 percent of total revenue, the lowest level of state funding in Europe. |
| 17 Dec 2014 / Slipped Disc |
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