Guided tours have been cancelled until further notice. Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
*Teatro Real is not responsible for possible restrictions and changes in the tours.
Tours
The Teatro Real is a unique building in the heart of Madrid with a stunning interior that was previously unseen by the general public, and which you can now discover for yourself. There are two new possible tours- a technical tour and an art tour- in which you will have the chance to step onto the stage, see the rehearsal rooms, access the Royal Box and visit the luxurious dressing rooms.
Would you like to take a look around inside?
Tours Options
The audio tour takes you through the most emblematic spaces of the Teatro Real at your own pace, accompanied by an audio guide available in five languages: Spanish, English, French, Chinese and Italian.
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (last access at 3:30 p.m.)
Duration: from 50 minutes to 1 hour
Itinerary:
- Foyer (entrance hall)
- Royal Box
- State Rooms (Falla, Carlos III, Vergara, Arrieta, Felipe V)
- Photo exhibition
- Café de Palacio
- Exhibition and virtual experience
Price:
- Basic fee: 7 Euros (audio guide incluided)
- Reduced fee: 6 Euros (for visitors over 65 and under 26, and credited large families)
- Children under 5, fee access
Ticket Purchase
Get your tickets here or at the tour desk in the main hall, accesible though the main entrance of the Teatro Real.
4 Different Tours
Focused on the history of the Theatre from its opening in 1850 to its renovation and reopening in 1997. The general visit concentrates on aspects of the building itself, the decoration of the public spaces, how an opera house functions, and the many curiosities to be found there.
The daily tours are in Spanish, but they can also be taken in English, French or German. To arrange tours in other languages or with specialist guides for school groups, senior homes, disabled associations, etc., please email to ask about viability: visitasguiadas@teatroreal.es
Tour times: Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 1 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes to 1 hour.
Buy tickets: From the tour desk in the main lobby of the Teatro Real, on the morning of the tour, as of 9.15 a.m.
Group bookings and information:
- Telephone: 91 516 06 96
- Email: visitasguiadas@teatroreal.es
Prices:
- General price: 8 euros
- Reduced price: 6 euros (over 65, under 26, and large families)
- Children under 7: free admission
- If for technical or production reasons a full tour cannot be given, a shorter tour will be provided, for the price of 6 euros per person aged over 7.
Based on the preparations for an opera performance from an artistic point of view: how rehearsals (individual or ensemble) are organised, the work of the make-up and costume departments (both before and during the performance), how a stage entrance is organised, the work of the stage manager, what dressing rooms are like inside, etc. The tour also provides information on the current production (costumes, cast, etc.) and the next one being prepared, with a visit to the rehearsal room.
Tour times: Monday to Sunday at 9.30 am
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Buy tickets: From the Tour desk in the main lobby of the Teatro Real, on the morning of the tour, as of 9.15 am
Group bookings and information:
- Telephone: 91 516 06 96
- Email: visitasguiadas@teatroreal.es
Prices:
- General price: 12 euros
- Reduced price: 10 euros (over 65, under 26, and large families)
- Children under 7: free admission
- If for technical or production reasons a full tour cannot be given, a shorter tour will be provided, for the price of 10 euros per person aged over 7.
Based on the technical aspects of the Teatro Real, such as how the platforms and rigs are moved, how sets are built and set up, the process of preparing the stage for an opera performance (installation and dismantling), installing an acoustical shell, etc. It also shows how the current production is organised from a technical point of view, along with ongoing preparations for the upcoming show on floor -6.
Tour times: Monday to Sunday at 10 am
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Buy tickets: From the Tour desk in the main lobby of the Teatro Real, on the morning of the tour, as of 9.15 am
Group bookings and information:
- Telephone: 91 516 06 96
- Email: visitasguiadas@teatroreal.es
Prices:
- General price: 16 euros
- Reduced price: 14 euros (over 65, under 26, and large families)
- Minimum age: 10 years of age
- If for technical or production reasons a full tour cannot be given, a shorter tour will be provided, for the price of 14 euros per person.
The Teatro Real offers a unique experience with the new evening tour. This is for anyone who would like to find out what happens right after the final curtain falls! This initiative will give the public a chance to go backstage at the Teatro Real after a performance for a first-hand view of the technical areas most in use during the show and the rooms and dressing rooms the artists used before going on stage. The tour includes the entire building, from workshops, dressing rooms and rehearsal rooms to the stage itself.
EVENING TOURS 2019
- L'elisir d'amore: 30 October
- Il Pirata: 6, 9 and 16 December
A one hour experience enabling visitors to see for themselves what happens backstage.
Tour time: after the opera ends
Buy tickets: Tour desk in the main lobby of the Teatro Real, on the morning of the tour, and by phone: 902 248 48
Duration: 60 minutes
Prices: 30 euros
Further information:
- Telephone: 91 516 06 96
- Email: visitasguiadas@teatroreal.es
Important:
- Tours open to the general public. At times, tours are only available to members of the audience attending a performance.
- Visits require a minimum of 5 people.
- You will be asked for a contact phone number or email address so you can be informed ahead of time if the tour must be cancelled.
- Tours will not be organised on the last day of any production, for technical and security reasons.
School groups discover unique spaces the public usually never sees. The luxurious salons on the 2nd floor, the different rehearsal rooms, the stage, the spacious dressing rooms and the Royal Box are just a few of the places you can visit on two different tours: the General Tour, focusing on the building and the history of the Teatro Real, and the Youth Tour, a technical and artistic visit to different spaces and departments of the theatre, including the workshops and the stage.
General Visit
Based primarily on the history of the Theatre from its opening in 1850 to its renovation and reopening in 1997. The general visit focuses on aspects of the building itself, the decoration of the public spaces, how an opera house functions, and the many curiosities to be found there.
The daily tours are in Spanish, but they can also be taken in English, French or German. To arrange tours in other languages or with specialist guides for school groups, please email to ask about viability: visitasguiadas@teatroreal.es
Tour times: Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 1 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes to 1 hour.
Group bookings and information:
- Telephone: 91 516 06 96
- Email: visitasguiadas@teatroreal.es
Prices:
- Price for school groups: 5 euros
Youth Tour
The Teatro Real’s Youth Tour is a guided tour designed especially for schools, showing the variety of activities and professional skills involved in running a modern opera house.
It includes an artist’s and a technician’s viewpoint of the most important spaces and departments of the Teatro Real: the rehearsal rooms where the orchestra and the ballet practice, the costume and make-up workshops, and of course, the stage and the auditorium.
Youth Tours are held from Monday to Friday at 10 a.m, when the different departments are all at work, so the young visitors can see these unique spaces in action and understand what the Teatro Real staff do every day.
Duration: about 60 minutes
Prices: €9 per person
12 people minimum per group. Book in advance at:
Teatro Real Guided Tours Department
- Telephone: 91 516 06 95
- Email: visitasguiadas@teatroreal.es
Combined visit: the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace in a single tour
You can now discover two of the most emblematic buildings in Madrid ;combined in a single tour: the Teatro Real and the Royal Palace.
Opening hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (last access at 3:30 p.m.).
- Please check opening days on teatroreal.es and patrimonionacional.es
- Get your tickets at the tour desk in the main hall, accesible though the main entrance of the Teatro Real, or at the box office of the Royal Palace.
- Period of validity of the ticket: 30 days.
Price: 15 euros
(Audio tour to the Teatro Real and general tour to the Royal Palace)
Virtual Reality Experience
We have partnered with Samsung to set up digital kiosks in different parts of the theatre, so that on your tour you can enjoy the unique experience of 360° and 3D virtual reality: be on stage during an opera, or access spaces that are closed to the public.
Share your amazing experience with us using the hashtag #RealRealidadVirtual!
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