{"id":58595,"date":"2015-10-15T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T06:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=58595"},"modified":"2016-10-24T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T12:58:10","slug":"opera-houses-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/opera-houses-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to go for Opera in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Opera<\/strong> is an ancient and beautiful form of art in which singers and musicians perform dramatic work through a combination of text and a musical score, which usually takes place in a theatrical setting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Opera<\/strong> was born in Italy, in the end of the sixteenth century with Jacopo Peri\u2019s Dafne, quickly spreading throughout Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are <strong>visiting Barcelona<\/strong> and want to experience something new and spectacular, pay a visit to one of the city\u2019s musical venues, where you can watch an <strong>Opera<\/strong> show.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/opera-houses-in-barcelona\/#Gran_Teatre_del_Liceu\" title=\"Gran Teatre del Liceu\u00a0\">Gran Teatre del Liceu\u00a0<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/opera-houses-in-barcelona\/#Related_article_Barcelona_opera_house\" title=\"Related article: Barcelona opera house\">Related article: Barcelona opera house<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/opera-houses-in-barcelona\/#Palau_de_la_Musica_Catalana\" title=\"Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana\">Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/opera-houses-in-barcelona\/#Palau_Dalmasses\" title=\"Palau Dalmasses\">Palau Dalmasses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gran_Teatre_del_Liceu\"><\/span><strong>Gran Teatre del Liceu\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Liceu_-_Interior.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-58597 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Liceu_-_Interior-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"opera barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>Created in 1847,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liceubarcelona.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gran Teatre del Liceu\u00a0<\/a><\/strong> is the oldest theatre and <strong>opera house<\/strong> in Barcelona. In 1994, the theatre building was consumed by a fire that completely destroyed the main room and set. This event shook the population, who deeply cherished the establishment. Eventually, the theatre was rebuilt, reopening its doors to the public in 1999.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, <strong>Gran Teatre del Liceu<\/strong> is the most popular venue in Barcelona for <strong>Opera<\/strong>, showcasing works like Nabucco and Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz, G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung by Richard Wagner, La Boh\u00e8me by Giacomo Puccini, and Die Zauberfl\u00f6te by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gran Teatre del Liceu<\/strong> is located at Les Rambles, 51-59, just a few steps after La Boqueria Market.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_article_Barcelona_opera_house\"><\/span>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/opera\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona opera house<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Palau_de_la_Musica_Catalana\"><\/span><strong>Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palaumusica.cat\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a concert hall designed by Catalan architect Llu\u00eds Dom\u00e8nech I Montaner, built during the years of 1905 and 1908. Due to the building\u2019s beauty and innovation, <strong>Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/strong> was declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1997. The <strong>Palau<\/strong> is one of the most famous musical establishments in the city, having received hundreds of musicians, singers, orchestras, actors, composers and dancers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit <strong>Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/strong>\u2019s official website to find out when you can watch an <strong>opera show.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Palau de la M\u00fasica Catalana<\/strong> is located at Carrer del Palau de la M\u00fasica, 4-6.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Palau_Dalmasses\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Alfie_Boe_sings_during_a_Memorial_Day_concert_on_the_west_lawn_of_the_U.S._Capitol_in_Washington_D.C._May_26_2013_130526-A-AO884-189_cropped.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-58596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Alfie_Boe_sings_during_a_Memorial_Day_concert_on_the_west_lawn_of_the_U.S._Capitol_in_Washington_D.C._May_26_2013_130526-A-AO884-189_cropped-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"opera barcelona\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Palau Dalmasses<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Palau Dalmasses<\/strong>\u00a0is a seventeenth century palace whose patio is often home to musical shows that include live jazz performances and flamenco nights. Thursday nights are \u201cVettlades D\u2019Opera\u201d, where La Petita Companyia L\u00edrica de Barcelona performs <strong>Opera<\/strong> pieces by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, among others. Before the beginning of the show, there is always a small presentation so that visitors can know what the <strong>Opera<\/strong> they will be hearing is about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Palau Dalmasses<\/strong> is located at Carrer de Montcada, 20.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"58595\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opera is an ancient and beautiful form of art in which singers and musicians perform dramatic work through a combination of text and a musical score, which usually takes place in a theatrical setting. 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