Teatro Real
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The city’s state-of-the-art opera house finally re-opened in 1998 after a lengthy and hugely expensive restoration. Nothing new here – there were so many delays in constructing the original theatre that the architect, Antonio López Aguado, was long dead before the official opening in 1850 on Queen Isabel II’s birthday. Giuseppe Verdi wrote his opera The Force of Destiny for the Teatro Real in 1863 – he stayed at No. 6 Plaza de Oriente. The dimensions of the remodelled opera house are truly impressive: the architects calculate that the backstage area is large enough to contain the Telefónica building on Gran Vía (see Edificio Telefónica).
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Plaza de Oriente
Open for tours 10:30am–1pm Mon, Wed–Fri, 11am–1:30pm Sat, Sun Closed Aug Dis. access Adm
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