Great opera houses in Spain!

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universally

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unique

splendour

delighting

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If you like the opera, then take (1)

: The Teatro Real
Theatre in Madrid, the Gran Liceu Theatre in Barcelona, the
Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, the Palau de les Arts in
Valencia and the Euskalduna Jauregia Conference and Music
Centre in Bilbao. Having trouble deciding? Organise a tour
and follow the (2)
season. You will love it.!

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The Teatro Real theatre in Madrid has been (3)

the most
demanding opera enthusiasts for years. It is a worldwide (4)
for the quality of the performances, the
success of the shows, and also for the building's location opposite the Royal Palace and Plaza de Oriente
square. A (5)
setting in the Los Austrias area of Madrid - you can enjoy all its (6)
during
the interval. Head up to the Caf de Palacio on the sixth floor of the theatre, and amidst paintings on loan
from the Reina Sofa Museum, you will discover a stunning view, with La Almudena Cathedral and the Royal
Palace to (7)
off a night (8)
with sensations.!
A little more? An Italian-style hall with (9)
acclaimed acoustics, along with imposing rooms such as
the Vergara, with its 18th-century oil paintings. Come and join the thousands of people from all over the
world who have felt the excitement of the Real.!

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!Tradition and prestige!

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innovative

international

stunning account

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finest

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wonderful

More than 160 years ago, the city of Barcelona founded its Gran Teatro del Liceu Theatre. If you haven't
been yet, then now is the perfect time to discover it. If you have, then you are sure to come back - it is the
visitors to this theatre that have given it (1)
prestige and made it into one of Spain's most important
centres for culture and artistic creation.!
The theatre is (2)
to be missed, not only on (3)
of the quality works that are staged, but also
due to its backing of innovation that maintains tradition, and for its modern style, to be seen in the very stage
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, work of famous Catalonian designer Antonio Mir.!

!Innovation on the opera circuit!

Come and discover one of the most (5)

proposals to be found in the opera world. It is to be found
at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Theatre, in the city of Valencia. The building is set at the edge of the
Mediterranean Sea, within the emblematic Arts and Sciences Centre, a weird and (6)
complex
designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, that aims to ensure opera-goers' enjoyment begins even before
the curtain (7)
up.!

!Mix opera with something exotic. The result is very pleasant!

We now recommend a visit to the capital of the Region of Asturias, - Oviedo, in northern Spain. Combine it
with some art at the Campoamor Theatre, annual setting for the Prncipes de Asturias Awards; it is also the
place where the brilliant Woody Allen explained why one should visit Oviedo: I come from a huge, gigantic
city with crowds and noise and I get here where everything is old, clean and pleasant exotic, as if it did
not belong to this world. Can you imagine listening to the (8)
opera here? Come and see for yourself.!

!Opera with maritime flavour!

This is what you will find in Bilbao, also in northern Spain. Come and enjoy opera at a building inspired in a
ship run aground in the Nervin River: the Euskalduna Jauregia Conference and Music Centre. Located near
to the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, it is the emblem of 21st-century Bilbao, and from its fourth-floor terrace
you can see Plaza del Palacio square and a (9)
view of the Maritime Museum. You will find its
programme for this (10)
very interesting too.!
You can be sure. These five suggestions will ensure you enjoy excellent opera, but Spain has much more to
offer. For example: the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Opera Festival, the Mozart Festival in La Corua, the
Santander International Festival and the season at La Maestranza Theatre in Seville. If you like opera, then
come and enjoy it at Spain's great theatres.!