Great moments of the Teatro Real
A short walk through the greatest moments of the Teatro Real since its reopening in 1997
By Teatro Real
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World premieres
The Teatro Real has been the host to 11 world premieres since its reopening; operas from both Spanish composers, like Mauricio Sotelo or Cristóbal Halffter, and internacional composers, like Philip Glass or Charles Wuorinen.
Divinas palabras (1997) by Estela GarcíaTeatro Real
Divinas Palabras,, by Antón García Abril
Production by the Teatro Real
Music director: Antoni Ros-Marbà
Stage director: José Carlos Plaza
18 to 20 October 1997
Divinas Palabras (1997)Teatro Real
Don Quijote (2000) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
Don Quijote,, by Cristóbal Halffter
Production by the Teatro Real
Music director: Pedro Halffter
Stage director: Herbert Wernicke
23 February to 7 March 2000
Don Quijote (2000)Teatro Real
La señorita Cristina (2001) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
La señorita Cristina, by Luis de Pablo
Production by the Teatro Real
Music director: José Ramón Encinar
Stage director: Francisco Nieva
10 to 18 February 2001
La señorita Cristina (2001)Teatro Real
Dulcinea (2006) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
Dulcinea, by Mauricio Sotelo
Production by the Teatro Real in coproduction with the Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona
Music director: Joan Cerveró
Stage director: Gustavo Tambascio, Xavier Albertí
18 to 22 May 2006
Dulcinea (2006)Teatro Real
El viaje a Simorgh (2007) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
El viaje a Simorgh, by José María Sánchez-Verdú
Production by the Teatro Real
Music director: Jesús López Cobos
Stage director: Frederic Amat
4 to 17 May 2007
El viaje a Simorgh (2007)Teatro Real
Faust-bal (2009) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
Faust-Bal, by Leonardo Balada
Production by the Teatro Real
Music director: Jesús López Cobos
Stage director: Joan Font
13 to 23 February 2009
Faust-bal (2009)Teatro Real
La página en blanco (2011) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
La página en blanco, by Pilar Jurado
Production by the Teatro Real
Music director: Titus Engel
Stage director: David Hermann
11 February to 2 March 2011
La página en blanco (2011)Teatro Real
Poppea e Nerone (2012) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
Poppea e Nerone, by Claudio Monteverdi and Philippe Boesmans
Commission and production by the Teatro Real
Music director: Sylvain Cambreling
Stage director: Krzysztof Warlikowsky
12 to 30 June 2012
Poppea e NeroneTeatro Real
The Perfect American (2013) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
The Perfect American, by Philip Glass
Commissioned and production by the Teatro Real and the English National Opera
Music director: Dennis Russell Davies
Stage director: Phelim McDermott
22 January to 6 February 2013
The Perfect American (2013)Teatro Real
Brokeback Mountain (2014) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
Brokeback Mountain, by Charles Wuorinen
Production by the Teatro Real
Musical direction: Titus Engel
Stage direction: Ivo van Hove
28 January to 11 February 2014
Brokeback Mountain (2013)Teatro Real
El público (2015) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
El público, by Mauricio Sotelo
Production by the Teatro Real
Music director: Pablo Heras-Casado
Stage director: Robert Castro
El público (2015)Teatro Real
La ciudad de las mentiras (2017) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
La ciudad de las mentiras (The City of Lies), by Elena Mendoza
Produced by the Teatro Real
Musical conductor: Titus Engel
Stage direction: Matthias Rebstock
20 to 26 February 2017
City of Lies (La ciudad de las mentiras), Elena MendozaTeatro Real
Galas and encores
The Teatro Real has hosted various galas, dedicated to the great figures that have walked its stage, creating memorable moments, like Teresa Berganza singing 'Happy Birthday' to Plácido Domingo. Equally historic have been its encores, both Leo Nucci's encore in 'Rigoletto' in 2009 (the Teatro Real's first encore in recent historiy), and Javier Camarena's double encore in 2014, with 'La fille du régiment'.
Rigoletto (2009) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
On 22 June 2009, Leo Nucci made history at the Teatro Real by being the first artist to give an encore performance since the reopening in 1997. The Madrid audience cheered the Italian baritone until he repeated the famous duet "Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta" from Rigoletto.
9 dos de pecho has the aria Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête! from La hija del regimiento
but Javier Camarena sang 18... two days in a row! The Mexican tenor thus became the first singer to encore twice in a row at the Real.
Bis en el Teatro Real (Javier Camarena) (2014)Teatro Real
Gala Plácido Domingo (2011) by Javier del RealTeatro Real
On 21 January 2011, Plácido Domingo turned 70, and the Teatro Real was filled with friends and colleagues to celebrate. One of the most emotional moments of the evening came from Teresa Berganza, who dedicated a very special greeting to him.
El Pintor at the Teatro Real (February 8 to 11, 2018)Teatro Real
El Pintor, by Juan José Colmener
New production of the Teatro Real and Teatros del Canal
Musical conductor: Manuel Coves
Stage direction: Albert Boadella
From February 8th to February 11, 2018
Je suis narcissiste at the Teatro Real (March 7 to 10, 2019)Teatro Real
Je suis narcissiste, by Raquel García-Tomás
Production of the Òpera de Butxaca i Nova Creació, in collaboration with the Teatro Real, the Teatro Español de Madrid and the Teatro Lliure de Barcelona
Musical conductor: Vinicius Kattah
Stage direction: Marta Pazos
From March 7th to March 10th, 2019
Marie at the Teatro Real (January 9 to January 17, 2021)Teatro Real
Marie, de Germán Alonso
New production of the Teatro Real, co-produced with the Teatro de la Abadía
Musical conductor: Germán Alonso
Stage direction: Rafael R. Villalobos
From January 9th to January 17th, 2021
Curator: Jorge Féliz y María Reguilón
Photography:
Javier del Real
Estela García
Teatro Real.
