The Auditorio Nacional de Música (''National Auditorium of Music'') is a complex of concert venues located in
Madrid
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,
Spain
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and the main concert hall in the
Madrid metropolitan area
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A ...
. It comprises two main concert rooms: a symphonic hall and a chamber music hall.
Resident artists
The resident orchestra at Auditorio Nacional is the
Orquesta Nacional de España
The Orquesta Nacional de España (Spanish National Orchestra) is a Spanish orchestra based in Madrid. History
Although the orchestra originated as of 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, it was legally founded in 1940, by the merging of Pérez Casa ...
, although it is also the main venue for the symphonic concerts of the
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
The Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid (unofficial English name, Madrid Symphony Orchestra), founded in 1903, is a Spanish symphony orchestra. Since 1998, is the principal orchestra of the Teatro Real.
Background and history
In 1903, the orchestra ...
and the
Community of Madrid Orchestra
The Community of Madrid Orchestra () is a Spanish symphony orchestra based in Madrid. It is the resident orchestra at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid and performs its concert programmes at the Auditorio Nacional de Música.
History
Founded in ...
.
The Auditorio Nacional is the main venue for guest orchestras performing in Madrid.
Facilities
The Auditorio's main concert hall is the Sala Sinfónica (Symphonic Hall) which seats 2,324. The seats in the Main Hall are situated around the concert stage, following the tradition of the modern European concert halls, in the "vineyard configuration”. The hall also houses a large pipe organ.
The smaller hall is the Sala de Cámara (Chamber Hall). This hall has 692 seats.
The Auditorio also has a small Sala General del Coro (General Choir Hall), with 208 seats, and several rehearsal and practice rooms.
History
Before the construction of the Auditorio, Madrid did not have a proper and modern concert hall, and symphonic concerts usually happened at the
Teatro Real
The Teatro Real () is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "''El Real''" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts ...
and other theatres in Madrid.
The building was designed by the architect ,
and built as part of the Programa Nacional de Auditorios (National Auditoriums Program).
The Auditorio Nacional was inaugurated on October 21, 1988.
See also
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Madrid Symphony Orchestra
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
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Community of Madrid Orchestra
The Community of Madrid Orchestra () is a Spanish symphony orchestra based in Madrid. It is the resident orchestra at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid and performs its concert programmes at the Auditorio Nacional de Música.
History
Founded in ...
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Spanish National Orchestra
The Orquesta Nacional de España (Spanish National Orchestra) is a Spanish orchestra based in Madrid. History
Although the orchestra originated as of 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, it was legally founded in 1940, by the merging of Pérez Casa ...
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RTVE Symphony Orchestra
The RTVE Symphony Orchestra (), also known as the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra is a Spanish radio orchestra servicing (RTVE), the national broadcasting corporation. Established in February 1965, the orchestra is based at i ...
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Queen Sofía Chamber Orchestra
The Queen Sofía Chamber Orchestra ( Orquesta de Cámara Reina Sofía in Spanish), founded in 1984, is a professional chamber orchestra based in Madrid, Spain.
History
The Orchestra’s first performance took place at the Teatro Real in 1984 ...
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Teatro Real
The Teatro Real () is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "''El Real''" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts ...
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Teatro Monumental
The Teatro Monumental (Monumental Theatre) is a concert hall in Madrid. The theatre, designed by Teodoro Anasagasti Algan, was built between 1922 and 1923 as a movie theatre (''Teatro Cinema Monumental'') and later was transformed to house concert ...
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Zarzuela
() is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name o ...
References
External links
Official websiteTimeout review of the auditorium
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Entertainment venues in Madrid
Concert halls in Spain
Culture in Madrid
Buildings and structures in Chamartín District, Madrid