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del Mar, also host concerts and recitals, while other interesting venues holding
concerts include the historic Saló del Tinell in the Ajuntament, Palau Robert,
FNAC Triangle at Plaça de Catalunya, Caixa Forum and the Fundació Joan
Miró and CCCB (these two particularly for contemporary music).
Notable festivals include Nous Sons (“New Sounds”), the annual contempo-
rary music festival (March–April), the Festival de Música Antiga (May), the Festa
de la Música (June 21), and the Festival Opera Butxaca (Pocket Opera Festival;
Nov), while there are free concerts in Barcelona’s parks each July, the so-called
Clàssics als Parcs.
The locations of the venues listed in this chapter are all marked on the neighbour-
hood maps in the Guide. Just check the address line for the relevant maps.
L’Auditori c/Lepant 150, Glòries T932 479 300,
W ; M Marina/Monumental. The
city’s main contemporary concert hall is home
to the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i
Nacional de Catalunya (OBC), whose
weekend concert season runs Sept–May.
L’Auditori also puts on other orchestral and
chamber works, jazz and world gigs, and
music for children and families, while it’s the
main venue for the annual early music and
contemporary music festivals. Under-26s with
ID get fifty-percent discount on all tickets, 1hr
before performances. The Bus de les Arts
runs back to Pl. de Catalunya after concerts.
Box office Mon–Sat noon–9pm, Sun 1hr
before performance.
Casa Elizalde c/València 302, Dreta de
l’Eixample T 934 880 590, W www.casaelizalde
.com; M Passeig de Gràcia. Small-scale
classical concerts and recitals, plus more
offbeat contemporary performances, held at
the cultural centre, usually with free entry.
Gran Teatre del Liceu Ramblas 51–59 T934
859 900; box office c/de Sant Pau 1 T934 859
913, W M Liceu. One
of Europe’s finest opera houses hosts a
wide-ranging programme of opera and
dance productions, plus other concerts and
recitals including the extremely popular
sessions golfes (late-night concerts). The
season runs from Sept to June. Make
bookings well in advance by phone or online
– sales for the next season go on general
sale in mid-July. Box office Mon–Fri 1.30–
8pm, Sat & Sun 1hr before performance.
Palau de la Música Catalana c/Palau de la
Música 4-6, off c/Sant Pere Més Alt, Sant Pere
T 932 957 200 or 902 442 882, W www
M Urquinaona. The extrava-
gantly decorated Catalan concert hall is
home to the Orfeó Català choral group, and
venue for concerts by the Orquestra Ciutat
de Barcelona among others, though there’s
a broad remit here – over a season you can
catch anything, from sardanes to pop
concerts. Concert season Sept–June. Box
office Mon–Sat 10am–9pm, Sun 2hr before
performance.
Dance
Barcelona is very much a contemporary dance city, with regional, national and
international performers and companies appearing regularly at theatre venues like
the Mercat de les Flors,TNC,Teatre Lliure and Institut del Teatre – the latter, the
city’s theatre and dance school, has its own youth dance company, IT Dansa.The
Dies de Dansa (Days of Dance) festival in July offers up brief (10- to 20-minute)
contemporary dance performances of all kinds in courtyards at places like
MACBA, CCCB, Caixa Forum and the Picasso and Miró museums.
For most visitors, however, dance in Barcelona means either watching (or
joining in with) the Catalan national dance, the sardana, or catching a
flamenco show.Although its home is indisputably Andalucia, flamenco also has
deep roots in and around Barcelona, courtesy of its andaluz immigrants – unless
you’re looking for a showy night out, the pricey, tourist-oriented tablaos
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