Theatres in Barcelona

Summary
Barcelona offers an amazing variety of cinemas and theatres. The Tradition Drama and theatre have been a Catalonian tradition since the Middle Ages. Although Barcelona's theatre scene does not enjoy the same international reputation as Madrid's, but what it lacks in literary authority, it makes up for in the visual and audio spectacle of its performances. You'll want to take in as many performances as you can while you are visiting Barcelona. There are theatres that have opera, ballet, comedy and classical. Whatever you wish to see there is a show going on in Barcelona. For those who are yet not fluent with their Spanish, Barcelona also plays some English cinema. A pantomime is often a good choice for those not well versed with Spanish.
When you're in Barcelona if you desire to see the Opera or Ballet then you'll need to contact the Gran Teatre de l Liceu.The Theatre of the Liceu is the Barcelona's opera house, one of the best in Spain. It was built in the XIX Century with private shareholders, being a good bourgeois place to meet each other. The building was damaged by fire in 1861 and 1994 and both times it has been restored by popular collect. The Liceu host very high level performances of opera, dance, concerts and recitals. When you enter the theater through the main entrance and go up along the large staircase, before you reach the seats, there is a gorgeous hall with Greek columns, mirrors on the light green walls reflecting light of the beautiful chandeliers, large frescoes with nymphs and waterfalls, and scenes from Greek mythology on the ceiling. The theater is very beautiful and I would highly recommend not just visiting it, but coming here for a performance in the evening when La Rambla is full of people and half of Barcelona is in the streets strolling through the city from Plaça de Catalunya to the statue of Columbus.

The Palau de la Musica Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall designed in the Catalan modernism style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It was built in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, between 1905 and 1908. Palau de la Música Catalana (Music Palace) is one of the world's most extraordinary music halls, with facades that are a riot of color and form. From its polychrome ceramic ticket windows to its overhead busts of Palestrina, Bach, Beethoven, and Wagner, the Palau is a flamboyant Barcelona landmark. This building, like many others in Barcelona, has its own distinct style but it is home to some of the region's most beautiful music, both Catalan and classical European. Music truly comes alive in this beautiful music hall, the Palau de la Música Catalana. In 1997, the Palau de la Música Catalana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today, more than half a million people a year attend musical performances in the Palau that range from symphonic and chamber music to jazz and Cançó (Catalan song).

The Teatre Nacional de Catalunya is a theatre complex consisting of two independent buildings that, together with the Auditori designed by Rafael Moneo, constitute one of Barcelona's major cultural centers. The Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, located at the eastern end of the Diagonal, looks like a post-modern version of the Acropolis. This impressive building was built from 1991 to 1996 by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill. It consists of a main foyer in the form of a large covered public square with gardens and 3 theatre stages: Sala Gran, Sala Petita and Sala Tallers.