Teatro Real Announces Ambitious 2026-2027 Season with Janáček, Lorca, and Verdi
The 2026-2027 season at Madrid's Teatro Real has been unveiled, marking its 30th season since reopening in 1997, with an emphasis on four musical and historical themes. Noteworthy productions include a fresh interpretation of Leoš Janáček's 'Katia Kabanová', led by conductor Gustavo Gimeno and director Christof Loy, alongside the world premiere of Manuel Busto's 'Bodas de sangre', directed by Barbara Lluch. The lineup also features a new rendition of Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro' by Robert Carsen, as well as Rossini's 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' and Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra'. Additionally, the season will showcase Puccini's 'Manon Lescaut' and rare baroque operas, comprising 322 performances, 13 operas, and a budget of €25.791 million, with 34% funded by public subsidies.
Key facts
- Teatro Real's 2026-2027 season is the 30th since its 1997 reopening.
- Centenary of Leoš Janáček's death marked by new production of 'Katia Kabanová'.
- World premiere of Manuel Busto's 'Bodas de sangre' for Generación del 27 centenary.
- New production of 'Le Nozze di Figaro' co-produced with Metropolitan Opera.
- Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra' features sets by Anish Kapoor.
- Puccini's 'Manon Lescaut' returns after 102 years, opening September 23.
- 322 functions planned: 135 at Teatro Real, 187 at Real Teatro de Retiro.
- Dance lineup includes Alvin Ailey, Compañía Nacional de Danza, and Pina Bausch.
- Budget of €25.791 million for artistic activity; 34% from public funds.
- 6,500 youth seats reserved; 'último minuto' tickets offered.
Entities
Artists
- Leoš Janáček
- Gustavo Gimeno
- Christof Loy
- Manuel Busto
- Federico García Lorca
- Barbara Lluch
- Urs Schönebaum
- Marina Monzó
- José Antonio López
- Ana Ibarra
- Marina Pardo
- Vicky Peña
- María Terremoto
- Reyes Carrasco
- Ana Morales
- Luis Cansino
- Santiago Sánchez
- Joan Matabosch
- Vicente Aleixandre
- Robert Carsen
- Damiano Michieletto
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Gioachino Rossini
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Giacomo Puccini
- Richard Wagner
- Vincenzo Bellini
- Amilcare Ponchielli
- Umberto Giordano
- Béla Bartók
- Georg Friedrich Händel
- Nicola Porpora
- Alessandro Stradella
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Anish Kapoor
- Pierre Audi
- David Hermann
- Justin Way
- Francesco Lanzillotta
- Nicola Luisotti
- Carlos Wagner
- Stefano Montanari
- Giacomo Sagripanti
- Paul Agnew
- Marco Armiliato
- Daniel Oren
- Henrik Nánási
- Francesco Corti
- Justin Doyle
- Teodor Currentzis
- Pablo Heras-Casado
- Rafael R. Villalobos
- Mark Milhofer
- Manuel Navarro
- Gonzalo Villarruel
- Luis Alberto Domínguez
- Xabier Anduaga
- Julio García Vico
- Véronique Gens
- Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
- Ermonela Jaho
- Francesco Cilluffo
- Léo Vermot Desroches
- Benjamin Bernheim
- Marc Leroy-Calatayud
- Anna Prohaska
- Elena Schwarz
- Josep Planells
- Alvin Ailey
- Medhi Walerski
- Judith Jamison
- Lar Lubovitch
- Jamar Roberts
- George Balanchine
- Jacopo Godani
- Gustavo Díaz-Jerez
- William Forsythe
- Pina Bausch
- Henrik Schaefe
- Mané Galoyan
- Bogdan Volkov
- Christa Mayer
- Peter Kálmán
- Matthew Newlin
- Michael Laurenz
- Jana Kurucová
- Manel Esteve
- Laura Vila
- Laura Orueta
- Sondra Radvanovsky
- Saioa Hernández
- Brian Jagde
- Michael Fabiano
- Jorge de León
- Lucas Meachem
- Szymon Mechlinski
- Pietro Spagnoli
- Alejandro del Cerro
- Albert Casals
- Ludovic Tézier
- Daniel Luis de Vicente
- Hrachuhí Bassénz
- John Relyea
- Alexander Vinogradov
- Gianluca Buratto
- Francesco Meli
- Piero Pretti
- Germán Enrique Alcántara
- Simón Orfila
- Clay Hilley
- Andreas Schager
- Malin Byström
- Elisabeth Teige
- André Schuen
- Ausrine Stundyte
- Irene Roberts
- Georg Zeppenfeld
- Cassandre Berthon
- Elionor Martínez
- Lisette Oropesa
- Jessica Pratt
- Lidia Fridman
- Marina Rebeka
- Javier Camarena
- Dmitry Korchak
- Francesco Demuro
- Aigul Akhmetshina
- Rihab Chaieb
- Raffaella Lupinacci
- Riccardo Fassi
- Krzystof Baczyk
- Maharram Huseynov
- René Barbera
- Pietro Adaini
- Dave Monaco
- Marina Viotti
- Isabel Leonard
- Olga Syniakova
- Misha Kiria
- Nicola Alaimo
- Pablo Ruiz
- Andrzej Filonczyk
- Florian Sempey
- Germán Olvera
- Roberto Tagliavini
- Alejandro López
- Mattia Olivieri
- Carles Pachon
- Olga Kulchynska
- Elsa Dreisig
- Sara Blanch
- Giulia Semenzato
- Luca Micheletti
- Cecilia Molinari
- Lucía Caihuela
- Anna Netrebko
- Yusif Eyvazov
- Simon Lim
- Laura Adorno
- Eve-Maude Hubeaux
- Lucile Richardot
- Sonya Yoncheva
- Sabina Puértolas
- Luciano Ganci
- George Petean
- Valentina Pernozzoli
- Mikeldi Atxalandabaso
- Alexander Köpeczi
- Misi Boros
- Jakub Józef Orliński
- Mélissa Petit
- Alex Rosen
- Emmanuelle de Negri
- Julia Doyle
- Tim Mead
- Thomas Hobbs
- Roderick Williams
- Patrick Grahl
- Johannes Kammler
- David Fischer
- Iveta Simonyan
- Yulia Vakula
- Ludwig Mittelhammer
- Christophe Dumaux
- Catherine Foster
- Klaus Florian Vogt
- Nicholas Brownlee
Institutions
- Teatro Real
- La Scala
- Houston Grand Opera
- Metropolitan Opera
- Maestranza de Sevilla
- Real Teatro de Retiro
- Teatro de la Abadía
- Ópera de Colonia
- Ópera de Lyon
- Ópera de París
- Teatro de Tokio
- Teatro de Helsinki
- Akademie für Alte Musik
- RIAS Kammerchor
- Utopia Orchestra & Choir
- Orquesta Sinfónica de la Radio Húngara
- Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
- Coro Titular del Teatro Real
- Les Arts Florissants
- Il pomo d’Oro
- Klangforum Wien
- Ensemble Les Surprises
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Compañía Nacional de Danza
- Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
- Festival de Bayreuth
- Fundación Amigos del Teatro Real
- BBVA
- Telefónica
- Endesa
- Santander
- Casa Real
- MyOpera
- MyOpera Audio
- Concurso Tenor Viñas
- Fundación de Amigos
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Milan
- Italy
- Houston
- United States
- New York
- Seville
- Cologne
- Germany
- Lyon
- France
- Paris
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Bayreuth
- Wuppertal