Guided tours of Teatro Real in Madrid?
Feb 26th, 2008, 10:00 AM
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yk, it sounds great !
A friend was there last week, but she had bough them almost two months ago. She was raving about Angel Corella´s performance.
The Real is a bit blah, unless you go to the restaurant for the interval. There you can find plenty of velvet and paintings and it is a tiny bit more glamourous.
Glad you were lucky !
Cova
A friend was there last week, but she had bough them almost two months ago. She was raving about Angel Corella´s performance.
The Real is a bit blah, unless you go to the restaurant for the interval. There you can find plenty of velvet and paintings and it is a tiny bit more glamourous.
Glad you were lucky !
Cova
Feb 26th, 2008, 10:15 AM
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Hi yk/ maribel/ others,
having been to the opera in Madrid a year or so ago, [I hit the web-site at 9am on the first day and stil only got partial view seats!] a few tips -
hit the web-site asap - I left it an hour or so and was kicking myself all through the performance when i couldn't see the singers.
take the same credit card that you book the tickets with to use in the ticket machines - they have these machines in the foyer you have to use to get your tickets and they only work if you use the same credit card you booked with.
don't book partial view seats - although they have big screens to show you the bit you can't see, it is massively frustrating if you can't see the soloist doing his/her bit. and the partial view seats aren't cheap either. either splash out for decent seats or don't bother. or go to Prague!
don't bother with the programme unless you speak spanish.
the bar on the first floor does reasonable cava and nice snacks at half-time. lovely views too over the plaza oriente and there wasn't too much of a queue.
regards, ann
PS - it was REALLY good though! excellent staging and singers. as good as any we've seen anywhere.
having been to the opera in Madrid a year or so ago, [I hit the web-site at 9am on the first day and stil only got partial view seats!] a few tips -
hit the web-site asap - I left it an hour or so and was kicking myself all through the performance when i couldn't see the singers.
take the same credit card that you book the tickets with to use in the ticket machines - they have these machines in the foyer you have to use to get your tickets and they only work if you use the same credit card you booked with.
don't book partial view seats - although they have big screens to show you the bit you can't see, it is massively frustrating if you can't see the soloist doing his/her bit. and the partial view seats aren't cheap either. either splash out for decent seats or don't bother. or go to Prague!
don't bother with the programme unless you speak spanish.
the bar on the first floor does reasonable cava and nice snacks at half-time. lovely views too over the plaza oriente and there wasn't too much of a queue.
regards, ann
PS - it was REALLY good though! excellent staging and singers. as good as any we've seen anywhere.
Feb 26th, 2008, 02:55 PM
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Hi yk,
I'm so glad you were able to get tickets!
I'm going to try for Les Musiciens du Louvre. Tixs go on sale March 18. If I strike out, there's Idomeneo in June. I really want to hear María Bayo again!
I'm so glad you were able to get tickets!
I'm going to try for Les Musiciens du Louvre. Tixs go on sale March 18. If I strike out, there's Idomeneo in June. I really want to hear María Bayo again!
Feb 27th, 2008, 07:01 AM
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Ann- The opera programme was free (I was surprised as most other European cities charge for their programmes). I was glad to see there's English translation of the synopsis, as the projected surtitles were only in Spanish.
Feb 28th, 2008, 12:39 PM
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Hi cova,
I think that must have been the one we saw. never saw an english one. we'd taken the insert from a CD we had of the opera we were seeing that had the plot and libretto in english so that was a help.
the first opera we went to abroad was in Prague, where of course the surtitles were in Czech - which wasn't a lot of help! after that I've tried to take suitable materials with us in case the local ones aren't in english. they don't weigh much and they do help when they are half way through Act two and you've forgotten the plot.
regards, ann
I think that must have been the one we saw. never saw an english one. we'd taken the insert from a CD we had of the opera we were seeing that had the plot and libretto in english so that was a help.
the first opera we went to abroad was in Prague, where of course the surtitles were in Czech - which wasn't a lot of help! after that I've tried to take suitable materials with us in case the local ones aren't in english. they don't weigh much and they do help when they are half way through Act two and you've forgotten the plot.
regards, ann
