Véronique Gens sings the queens of French Baroque at the Teatro Real

One of the great voices of the French repertoire comes to the Teatro Real with Reines, a programme devoted to the heroines and queens of French Baroque opera. 👑🎶

Soprano Véronique Gens performs with the Ensemble Les Surprises, conducted by Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, as part of the Voces del Real series.

🎶 VÉRONIQUE GENS · REINES

📅 Wednesday 25 November 2026

🕐 7.30 pm

📍 Teatro Real · Plaza de Isabel II, s/n

🎟️ Tickets from €15

🎼 The programme

Arias, dances and choruses from Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie, Zoroastre and Dardanus; Dauvergne's Hercule mourant and Canente; Francœur's Le Ballet de la paix; Desmarets' Armide and Salomon's Médée et Jason.

A journey through 18th-century French lyric tragedy, with characters such as Phaedra, Armida and Medea, led by a singer who has made this repertoire her own.

🏛️ The Teatro Real

Opened in 1850 opposite the Royal Palace, the Teatro Real is Spain's great opera house. Since reopening in 1997 it has become one of Europe's leading opera theatres, with its own productions touring the world's major stages.

ℹ️ Good to know: The concert lasts about 1 hour 15 minutes. A great way to discover French Baroque.

✨ Queens, sorceresses and heroines, with a legendary voice.