Gran Teatre del Liceu

Barcelona's opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu, was founded on the Rambla in 1847 and has continued over the years to fulfil its role as a culture and arts centre and one of the symbols of the city. The basic aims of the Gran Teatre del Liceu are the creation of works of art that use music as their primary language and the dissemination of this art to the widest possible audience.

The fundamental lines of the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s artistic project are as follows:

To maintain a balance – for financial and artistic reasons, as is the practice in the foremost European theatres – between two basic components: works by new composers, with a view to providing as complete a range of operatic art as possible, and works from the classical repertoire which enjoy an established tradition and are highly popular with the audience
To guarantee consistently top-quality performances by its orchestra and chorus
To ensure that productions continue to attract artists of worldwide prestige and continue to afford young singers opportunities for training and promotion by means of both “small-format” and full-scale performances
The Liceu offers a wide range of productions for children and families