# Technical backstage visit to the Teatro Real

What to do en Madrid · Madrid

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/things-to-do/teatro-real-backstage · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Desde: 23 € person
- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: Every day at 10:00
- Para quién: People curious about theatre and stagecraft, from age 10

Guided visit · 1 h · Every day at 10:00 · From age 10 · €23, reduced €18

The Teatro Real shows every morning the side the public does not see. On the one-hour technical visit you enter the stage box to understand how the floor platforms move and the battens hanging from the grid, how a set is built and assembled, and what it takes to put up and take down a whole opera. The visit also includes the acoustic shell, the structure that transforms the stage for concerts. You take away a very concrete idea of the machinery that supports every performance.
An hour beside the machinery
It starts every day at 10:00 and costs €23, or €18 at the reduced rate for over-65s, under-26s and large families. For safety reasons, only over-10s may go. Inside you follow the staff's instructions at all times: you do not cross the safety line on the floor, you do not lean on the railings and you do not carry bags, rucksacks or pockets with loose items; anything that could fall is left before entering. Taking photos is forbidden. As the theatre is in full season, rehearsals may change the route, and the guide tells you at the start.
Punctuality at Plaza de Isabel II
The theatre is between Plaza de Isabel II and Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace. The metro stop is Ópera, on lines 2 and 5 and the branch to Príncipe Pío; Sol (lines 1, 2 and 3) is also close. Arrive ten minutes early: five minutes after the time they no longer let you in and there is no refund. Buy on the theatre's website; tickets are also sold in the foyer on visit days.

Lo organiza: Teatro Real, desde 23 € person (https://www.teatroreal.es/es/visita-teatro-real)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 40.4182, -3.7106

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hotel Ópera](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/where-to-stay/hotel-opera), a 93 m
- [Café de Oriente](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/where-to-eat/cafe-de-oriente), a 94 m
- [Photoshoot with a photographer in front of the Royal Palace, between Plaza de Oriente and the Sabatini Gardens](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/things-to-do/royal-palace-photoshoot), a 149 m
- [Taberna La Bola](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/where-to-eat/taberna-la-bola), a 200 m
- [Royal Palace of Madrid, with the Wednesday and Saturday changing of the guard](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/things-to-do/royal-palace), a 314 m
- [Free Walking Tour from Plaza Mayor to the Royal Palace, with SANDEMANs](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/things-to-do/free-walking-tour-madrid-plaza-mayor-royal-palace), a 404 m
- [The Hat Madrid](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/where-to-stay/the-hat), a 525 m
- [Casa Revuelta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid/where-to-eat/casa-revuelta), a 534 m

## Consejos

### Come with your hands free
Leave your bag and rucksack at the hotel: they are not allowed in the technical area.

### Prefer the grand rooms?
The general guided visit, 1 h 15 min and €13, shows the salons, the foyer and the auditorium.

### No changes
Tickets cannot be changed to another time or type once bought.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the Teatro Real technical visit cost?
€23, or €18 for over-65s, under-26s and large families.

### Can children come?
From age 10; below that age the technical visit is not permitted.

### Can you take photos backstage?
No, photos are forbidden on this visit.

Destino: [Madrid](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/madrid.md)