The Auditorio Nacional de Música (National Auditorium of Music) is a complex of concert venues located in Madrid, Spain and the main concert hall in the Madrid metropolitan area.[1] It comprises two main concert rooms: a symphonic hall and a chamber music hall.[2]
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| Address | Calle del Príncipe de Vergara, 146 Madrid, Spain |
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| Operator | INAEM |
| Type | Concert hall |
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| Opened | October 21, 1988 |
| Architect | José María García de Paredes |
Resident artists
editThe resident orchestra at Auditorio Nacional is the Orquesta Nacional de España, although it is also the main venue for the symphonic concerts of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid and the Community of Madrid Orchestra.[3]
The Auditorio Nacional is the main venue for guest orchestras performing in Madrid.
Facilities
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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.[4][5]
The smaller hall is the Sala de Cámara (Chamber Hall). This hall has 692 seats.[6]
The Auditorio also has a small Sala General del Coro (General Choir Hall), with 208 seats, and several rehearsal and practice rooms.
History
editBefore the construction of the Auditorio, Madrid did not have a proper and modern concert hall, and symphonic concerts usually happened at the Teatro Real and other theatres in Madrid.
The building was designed by the architect José María García de Paredes,[7] and built as part of the Programa Nacional de Auditorios (National Auditoriums Program).
The Auditorio Nacional was inaugurated on October 21, 1988.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Auditorio Nacional de Música". Time Out. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Auditorio Nacional de Música". Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Auditorio Nacional de Música review". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ "Auditorio Nacional de Música". Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Auditorio Nacional de Música review". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ "Auditorio Nacional de Música review". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ García, Rocío (21 October 1988). "José María García de Paredes". El País.
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