Teatro Albéniz

Teatro Albéniz is a theatre in Madrid, Spain. Located in the Centro district at No. 11 Calle de la Paz, it opened in the 1940s. It initially featured opera and ballet, and later also zarzuela.[1] It had a seating capacity of 1,000 seats in 1945. After various legal problems, Teatro Albéniz closed in 2009 but after a long legal battle led by lawyers Beltrán Gambier and Eva Aladro from “Plataforma Salvar el Teatro Albéniz” (Save Albéniz Theatre Platform), the 17 of November 2022 it reopened its doors[2] after a careful renovation by UMusic Hotels, with the premiere of the musical production “Company”, of Stephen Sondheim and directed by Antonio Banderas. The building also holds a hotel.

References

  1. ↑ "El Tribunal Superior de Justicia, en contra de no proteger el Teatro Albéniz". El Mundo (in Spanish). June 25, 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Metropolitan, Madrid (2022-11-22). "Madrid´s Iconic Albéniz Theatre Opens Its Doors After 14 Year Wait ⋆ Madrid Metropolitan". Madrid Metropolitan. Retrieved 2023-12-18.

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