Madrid's opera house, opened in 1850, closed for 41 years after a collapse in 1925 and back as an opera house since 1997; it won the International Opera Award for best opera house in 2021. The Salón Falla terrace looks over the Plaza de Oriente to the Royal Palace.
- Address
- Plaza de Isabel II s/n, 28013 Madrid
- Hours
- Box office Mon-Fri 10:00-18:30; on performance days until curtain-up
- Best time to go
- Evening · About 2.5 h
- Price
- Guided visit EUR 13 (reduced EUR 11); audio-guide visit EUR 10; backstage visit EUR 23; performance tickets vary (esmadrid.com 2026)
- Price level
- €€€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The guided and backstage visits are the cheap way to see the building and its 1,472 m2 stage machinery.