What a spectacular theater! They have free tours several times a week and if you are a little flexible, you can show up a few hours before a show and purchase tickets for a deeply discounted rate. Once a month, for those under 31, tickets are sold 1 hour before the show for 90% off! Of course, this is only... More

We went to Madrid to see a concertante performance of Roberto Devereux with the incomparable Edita Gruberova. Ordering tickets on line wasn't easy (most of the site is in Spanish only) but with a little help from a Spanish friend we got front row seats. Several other international Opera Houses send the tickets to your home address (Munich for instance)... More

We didnt go inside, but we had breakfast sitting outside of a cafe opposite the theatre. It is right opposite Palacio Real and situated in Plaza de Oriente. The architecture looked relatively modern compared some of the other landmarks in Madrid.

I have not visited it inside but from the outside it looks like any other national theater. The location is great, next to the Palace and it is close to other main spots in Madrid.

The world premier of Philip Glass's new opera based on the last six months of the life of Walt Disney, a very dark story and a spectacular production. It was comissioned by the Teatro Real, which is a beautiful building

Visiting the Teatro Real is a must for anyone who loves opera and symphony orchestra concerts. For any opera or concert, if you arrive 4 hours before it begins (usually 8pm), you can buy tickets at a 90% discount if you are under 30 years old. As a student, I think this is awesome, and have already been to three... More

Teatro Real is a nice place, very pretty and very nostalgia-inducing architecture but once you get past that it really isn't worth the guided tour, not all that exciting and it is definitely too lengthy and by the end of it the only thing you will be glad about is the fact that it has ended. It definitely seems like... More

Beautiful venue to watch different fine arts performances. The tour I took seemed a little long, but perhaps that's because it wasn't in my first language.

We visited the Opera House and got booked on the guided tour they do. Luckily for us, one had just started and it was in English. They only do the tours in the morning until 1pm and they do some in Spanish and some in English, so it would be worth visiting it in person beforehand and making sure you... More