From August 6 to 16, 2026
The Luis Fernández de Sevilla Lyric Company presents La verbena de la Paloma, one of the most famous and important género chico zarzuelas. A box office record season after season at the Teatro Gran Vía in Madrid with a cast of great professionals from the Spanish lyric scene. All the flavor of a typical Madrid street festival on stage.
The action takes place in Madrid's popular neighborhoods during the festivities of the Virgin of La Paloma. Don Hilarión, the apothecary, and Don Sebastián comment on the heat of the night, while the neighbors are partying. All except Julián, who is raging with jealousy caused by his girlfriend Susana. "Señá" Rita, who loves him like a son, tries to comfort him and give him good advice, but cannot prevent the boy from discovering that Susana's aunt, Antonia, wants to set her up with the apothecary, although he doesn't care if it's her or her sister Casta. A blonde or a brunette.
The mess at the Paloma street festival is guaranteed.
Our Verbena de la Paloma
We don't know why "La verbena de la Paloma" is the highest-grossing title in the entire Spanish lyric genre repertoire.
There are many reasons why it could be: its wonderful music by Tomás Bretón, a fun and witty libretto by Ricardo de la Vega that has all the flavor of late 19th-century Madrid, or perhaps our staging which, while classic, adds wonderful numbers from the género chico and some new compositions that perfectly blend with the original work and which the audience greatly appreciates.
The truth is that our production of "La verbena de la Paloma," performed for more than 14 consecutive years at the Teatro Gran Vía in Madrid, is not only a classic of the Spanish lyric stage but also a guarantee of fun for all audiences, whether or not they are familiar with the Spanish lyric genre.
Location:
Address: Calle Gran Vía, 66 – Madrid Teatro Gran Vía.
Phone: 91 541 55 69
Hours: Every day at 8:00 p.m. except Sundays at 7:00 p.m.
From €21.30