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Teatro de la Zarzuela

C/Jovellanos 4, Madrid, Spain (Centro)
91 524 54 00
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Ranked #17 of 291 attractions in Madrid
Type: Theaters
Most recent review
- May 15, 2013
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Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

Zarzuela is arguably the quintessential Spanish musical theater genre. It is in Spanish (no translation signage here) and attracts mostly a proudly Spanish, older audience. The Teatro de la Zarzuela is Madrid's most famous zarzuela stage. Its productions are mayor undertakings, with full orchestras, over-the-top scenery and dozens and dozens of performers (at a recent performance we counted over 100... More

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Philly
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

The fantastic (and locally very popular) Spanish Light opera mostly from the 19th Century, presented as it was intended in a beautiful theater. Afterwards, a cafe or cerveza and some jamon bocadillo in one the bars or cafe's across the street. Madrid as it used to be.

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Madrid, Spain
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83 reviews 83 reviews
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2013

beautiful, with good acts, great location. Nice to dine outside in neighbouring restaurants after the show. Just by the Palacio Real.

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Frigiliana, Spain
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 9, 2012

Flamenco show and good zarzuela ( a kind of opera)I went to see a charity concert to help a flamenco guitar player´s widow called Enrique de Melchor!!! Brilliant!!! A must in Madrid.

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istanbul
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 9, 2012

Lucky, because we attended an excellent performance by the Ballet Nacional de Espana. The chorographies, the orchestra and the dancers were all very good. It was an authentic Spanish evening.

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Bangor
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28 reviews 28 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 2, 2012

We went specifically to see the National Ballet and it was an absolute treat. The theatre itself is attractive without being in the same class as somewhere like La Scala. Nevertheless it has a distinct atmosphere of it's own and the full house of mainly Madrilenos certainly added to the enjoyment of the evening. The performance itself was spectacularly good... More

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San Francisco
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 22, 2012

Fabulous music and dancing in this Spanish operetta! Beautiful theater in a great location near to good restaurants. Very reasonable ticket prices.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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41 reviews 41 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 15, 2012

Beautiful music, great Flamenco voices, and an interesting albeit a little tragic, topic... I loved mingling with the locals during intermission. Our seats had very tight leg room area... We are not big people, so if you are tall or big, beware!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 4, 2012

The lion king what a show, very good performance. My wife cried a couple of times. I recommend thus to anyone visiting Madrid.

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Holland, MI
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29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012

Although I couldn't understand a word of this, I loved to have the music wash over me for three hours. Start with forty live instrumentalists, add costumes, lights, staging and fifty or sixty singers on stage, and you have a show that you will never forget. I loved that it was all acoustic––no body microphones. The lead singers were first... More

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