UPCOMING OPERAS
IL TROVATORE translates to "The Troubadour" in English.
FROM JUNE 29 TO JULY 20, 2026
ROYAL THEATRE. MAIN HALL
A double bill featuring the premiere at the Teatro Real of two works by Béla Bartók. Stage director Christof Loy returns after his acclaimed productions of Eugene Onegin and Arabella, among others, to delve into the composer’s dark fairy-tale world, combining two of his key works and emphasizing the connection between them: the power of infinite and true love.
The Wonderful Mandarin
Pantomime ballet in one act, Op. 19, Sz. 73
Based on the short story by Menyhért Lengyel (1917)
Music: Béla Bartók
Production by Teatro Real in co-production with Theater Basel
Bluebeard's Castle
Opera in one act
Libretto: Béla Balázs, based on the tale of La Barbe bleu by Charles Perrault (1697)
Music: Béla Bartók
Production by Teatro Real in co-production with Theater Basel
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
(Intermezzo Chorus / Madrid Symphony Orchestra)
Text and Photo © Teatro Real
DATES
November
Sunday 2 | 18:00
Tuesday 4 | 19:30
Thursday 6 | 19:30
Saturday 8 | 19:30
Monday 10 | 19:30
IL TROVATORE translates to "The Troubadour" in English.
FROM JUNE 29 TO JULY 20, 2026
ROYAL THEATRE. MAIN HALL