The Spanish Golden Age returns in full splendor to Madrid with one of the most lyrically tragic masterpieces of classical literature. 🎭✨

The Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico stages this production of El caballero de Olmedo, adapted and directed by Laila Ripoll. The ensemble cast features Elisabet Altube, Arantxa Aranguren, Clara Cabrera, Javier Díaz, Carlos Jiménez Alfaro, Sandra Landín, David Lorente, Teo Maiztegi, José Luis Martínez, Gerardo Quintana, Mateo Rubistein, Víctor Sáinz, and Jorge Varandela. Please note that the performance is in Spanish.

🎭 El caballero de Olmedo

📅 From October 8, 2026 to November 22, 2026 (Tuesday to Sunday)

🕐 Tuesday to Sunday at 20:00 h

📍 Teatro de la Comedia, Madrid

🎟️ From €12

📖 A poetic chronicle of an inexorable fate

First premiered in 1620, the drama places spectators in the midst of a chronicle of a foretold tragedy. Right from the opening scenes, the audience knows far more than the characters themselves, sparking growing dread as a fatal destiny unfolds.

What begins as a charming tale of courtship, sparkling with clever disguises, humorous servants, and romantic adventures, gradually darkens into an unsettling, sinister narrative of impending doom whose outcome the auditorium already anticipates.

🏛️ The CNTC at Teatro de la Comedia

Four centuries after its debut, Laila Ripoll's vision invites viewers to share in the secret of the story using contemporary sensibility alongside classical verse. The staging features set design by Arturo Martín Burgos, lighting by Luis Perdiguero, and costume design by Almudena R. Huertas.

ℹ️ Good to know: Meet-the-artists session on October 14; accessible performances on October 16 and 17.

✨ An unmissable encounter with Spanish classical drama at Teatro de la Comedia.