START

1883

COMPLETION

1891

OPENING

1892

DESTRUCTION

1934

REOPENING

1948

LEVELS

5

SEATS

1436

BOXES

26

Technical Specifications (version 1 2026)

Stage

  • Stage rake: 0%.
  • Stage depth from the proscenium: 13.80 metres.
  • Maximum stage depth with the apron/orchestra pit covered: 17.90 metres.
  • Width between columns: 18.70 metres.
  • Height to the grid: 22.22 metres. Grid width: 16 metres.
  • Height to the second fly gallery: 13.45 metres.
  • Height to the first fly gallery: 10.00 metres.
  • Trap room area: 11.90 metres by 6.70 metres.

Stage Wings

  • Stage left wing (Carbayón): height 5.50 metres.
  • Stage right wing (Correos): height 6.40 metres.
  • Approximate stagehouse area: 250 square metres.
  • Approximate wing area: 125 square metres.

Proscenium

  • Clear width between the fixed tormentors: 13.10 metres.
  • Total width: 14 metres.
  • Clear height to the fixed black teaser: 8.55 metres.
  • Total height: 12.50 metres.

Apron / Orchestra Pit

  • Maximum width: 15.20 metres.
  • Maximum depth at centre: 2.80 metres.
  • Height from the stalls to stage level (apron): 1.07 metres.
  • Height from orchestra pit to stage: 2.53 metres.

Loading Access

  • Direct access to the stage through the loading door located in the stage left wing (Carbayón).
  • Loading door dimensions: 2.80 metres by 2.65 metres.

Stage Machinery

Battens

  • Maximum load: 400 kilograms.
  • Length: 15.80 metres.
  • 17 KREMESA-type counterweight battens (CC). Located beneath the grid (21.50 metres).
  • 19 two-speed motorised battens (CM): 23.60 metres per minute and 8.10 metres per minute. Located:
    • 14 beneath the grid (21.50 metres).
    • 2 beneath the second fly gallery (12.20 metres).
    • 3 beneath the first fly gallery (8.90 metres).
  • 5 manual battens (CMN). Located beneath the first fly gallery.

Chain Hoists

  • 5 VERLINDE chain hoists with push-button control (without variable speed drive). Speed: 8 metres per minute. Maximum load: 500 kilograms.
  • 12 VICINAY chain hoists with control system (without variable speed drive). Speed: 6 metres per minute. Maximum load: 500 kilograms.
  • Travel: 22 metres. Supplied with grid support frames.

Orchestra Platform

  • SPIRALIFT lifting system.

Black Box Equipment

  • 1 teaser, 16 metres by 1.50 metres.
  • 6 borders, 16 metres by 4 metres (one fixed teaser).
  • 4 legs, 3 metres by 10 metres.
  • 8 legs, 4 metres by 10 metres.
  • 4 legs, 5 metres by 10 metres.
  • 2 legs, 8 metres by 10 metres.
  • 2 black backdrops, 16 metres by 10 metres.

Scrims and PVC

  • White scrim, 11 metres by 8.50 metres.
  • Grey scrim, 15 metres by 10 metres.
  • Black scrim, 15.50 metres by 10 metres.
  • Black scrim, 12 metres by 8 metres.
  • Black scrim (2 panels), 5 metres by 10 metres.
  • Grey PVC sheet, 15.55 metres by 10.10 metres.
  • Cinema screen, 12 metres by 9 metres.

Dance Floor

  • 8 reversible dance floor rolls (grey/black), 12.70 metres by 1.60 metres.

Accessories

  • 1 Termiser UL40 personnel lift. Maximum working height: 14 metres.
  • 1 Termiser UL25 personnel lift. Maximum working height: 9.50 metres.

Lighting

  • ee tea see Obsession II lighting console:
    • Capacity: 4,600 channels.
    • Outputs: 3 DMX universes.
    • Location: open control booth on the main level, second auditorium tier.

Lighting Fixtures

  • 40 Harmony PC 1,000 watts (all fitted with barndoors).
  • 12 Selecon PC 2,000 watts (all fitted with barndoors).
  • 24 Selecon Fresnel 2,000 watts (all fitted with barndoors).
  • 19 Selecon 24°/40° 1,200 watts (5 iris diaphragms and 12 Type A gobo holders).
  • 4 ADB DN205 10°/22° 2,000 watts (all fitted with iris diaphragms and Type A gobo holders).
  • 2 ADB Fresnel 5 kilowatts (with barndoors).
  • 40 ee tea see Source Four 575 watts (10 by 19°, 12 by 26°, 12 by 36°, 6 by 50°). Accessories: 20 iris diaphragms, 24 Type A gobo holders, 6 Type B gobo holders and 6 glass gobo holders.
  • 16 ee tea see Zoom 15°/30° for the auditorium, with gobo holders.
  • 21 ee tea see Zoom 25°/50° for the auditorium, with gobo holders.
  • 11 iris diaphragms available for the ee tea see Zoom fixtures.
  • 59 Spotlight Domino asymmetrical quartz luminaires, 1,000 watts.
  • 101 PAR 64 1,000 watts (45 Tomcat Spotlight and 56 D.T.S.) (Lamps: 60 CP60, 60 CP61 and 60 CP62).
  • 2 Robert Juliat Aramis Grand 2500 watts HMI followspots.

Control and Dimming

  • 120 ee tea see Sensor CE dimmer channels, 3 kilowatts.
  • 24 ee tea see Sensor CE dimmer channels, 5 kilowatts.
  • 48 Strand Permus dimmer channels, 2.5 kilowatts.
  • 1 patch panel with 444 2.5 kilowatts circuits and 27 5 kilowatts circuits, distributed throughout the auditorium and stage.

Stage Lighting Positions

  • 12 electrics with 12 circuits each (2.5 kilowatts per circuit). Convertible into 6 electrics with 24 circuits each.
  • 10 side booms, 3 metres high, with 6 adjustable sections.
  • 5 front-of-house lighting bars with circuits and circuits. Distribution:
    • 2 side bars on the second tier.
    • 2 side bars and 1 front bar on the third tier.

Accessories

  • 2 Smoke Factory Tour Hazer II S, 1,500 watts.
  • 1 Smoke Factory Captain, 1,300 watts / Fast-Fog fluid.
  • 1 three-phase auxiliary stage power distribution unit for visiting companies (Carbayón stage left wing), rated at 250 volts – 630 amperes. Available connections: 1 63 amperes outlet, 1 32 amperes outlet and 2 16 amperes outlets.

Sound

  • Soundcraft Vi4 mixing console. Location: open control booth on the main level, second auditorium tier.
  • Soundcraft Si Impact mixing console.
  • Soundcraft Spirit Powerstation 600 analogue mixing console. Yamaha EMX68 powered mixing console.

Microphones

  • 5 Shure conference microphones.
  • 10 Neumann KM184 microphones.
  • 2 RHODE NTG2 shotgun microphones.
  • 3 AKG Crown PCC160 boundary microphones.
  • 4 Sennheiser EW100 G3 wireless systems comprising:
    • 4 bodypack transmitters.
    • 4 beige HS2 headset microphones.
    • 2 Sennheiser SKM735 handheld transmitters.
  • 1 AKG Drum Set Session (7-piece drum microphone set).
  • 1 Shure SMS7 microphone.
  • 2 AKG C3000 microphones.
  • 4 AKG C1000 microphones.
  • 2 Sennheiser BF541 microphones.
  • 2 Shure Diversity SM58 wireless handheld microphones.
  • 2 Shure SM58 microphones.
  • 1 Shure 55SH II microphone.
  • 2 Behringer B-2 Pro large-diaphragm microphones.

P.A. System

  • Stage: total output 2,500 watts.
    • 4 Martin Audio W3 loudspeakers (mid/high).
    • 2 Martin Audio WS2 subwoofers.
  • Proscenium: total output 2,400 watts.
    • Cluster: 2 d&b Vi10P loudspeakers (2,400 watts).

Stage Monitors

  • 4 LD Systems AG3 (10"inches) adjustable hanging monitors.
  • 4 LD Systems AG3 (12"inches) monitors (2 active / 2 passive).
  • 4 Martin Audio LE350 stage wedges (total output 1,200watts).
  • 4 C115 (5"inches) passive monitors.

Amplification and Processing

  • Main P.A. rack:
    • 2 LD Systems DP2400X 2 units, 1200 watts.
    • 1 MC² Audio T1500.
    • 1 Stewart World 2.1.
    • 1 XTA AudioCore (P.A. processor / system controller).
  • Central cluster:
    • 1 d&b D40 amplifier.
  • Monitor rack:
    • 4 LD Systems DP2400X 2 units, 1200 watts.
    • 1 MC² Audio T1000.
    • Total power amplifiers: 10.

Accessories

  • 1 Apple iMac 21.5-inch computer with QLab software for audio/video control. Includes an RME audio interface with MADI / AES-EBU protocol.
  • 1 Denon DN-500R USB/SD recorder/player.
  • 1 Numark NDX500 CD/MP3/USB media player.
  • 1 Denon DN-HD2500 dual CD player.
  • 2 DOD 265 Stagehand passive DI boxes.
  • 5 LD Systems LDI02 active DI boxes.
  • 1 Apple iPad with Soundcraft Vi remote control software.
  • 1 Yamaha SPX90 multi-effects processor.
  • 1 Lexicon LXP-15 II multi-effects processor.
  • 1 SCV 2-channel, 28-band graphic equaliser.
  • 1 XTA 2-channel, 30-band graphic equaliser.
  • 1 Behringer Composer dynamics processor.
  • 2 the t.bone microphone antennas.

Intercom

  • 1 Clear-Com MS-400 master station.
  • 1 Clear-Com KB-111 speaker station.
  • 8 Clear-Com RS-100 beltpacks.
  • 3 Altair WBS-202HD wireless base stations.
  • 20 Altair wireless beltpacks.

Cue Monitoring System

  • Public address system serving dressing rooms, corridors and audience foyers.
  • Stage manager's control desk with camera monitoring of the orchestra pit and proscenium, comprising:
    • 2 monitors.
    • 1 Optimus microphone for dressing room announcements.

Rehearsal Rooms

  • 4 JBL EON powered loudspeakers (140 watts).

Rooms

The dressing rooms and rehearsal rooms are located on the level below the stage.

Dressing Rooms

  • Adjacent to the "Badenes Room" rehearsal room:
    • 8 individual dressing rooms (1–2 people).
    • 4 shared dressing rooms (15–20 people).
  • Adjacent to the "Sagi Room" rehearsal room:
    • 1 Men's Orchestra dressing room.
    • 1 Women's Orchestra dressing room.
    • 1 Conductor's dressing room.

Badenes Room (Rehearsal Room)

  • Wooden floor (non-sprung).
  • Portable ballet barres.
  • Sound system.
  • Approximate area: 200 square metres.

Sagi Room (Rehearsal Room)

  • Wooden floor (non-sprung).
  • Sound system.
  • Approximate area: 280 square metres.

Plans

Stage Floor Plan

Plan 1
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Carbayón Wing Section

Plan 2
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Stage and Auditorium Floor Plan

Plan 3
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