Seville has tons to offer the city break visitor with a world-wide reputation for its opera and flamenco. This was the home of Don Juan of Don Giovanni infamy, of Carmen and the 'Barber'. Flamenco is always associated with the city and is worth searching out, but with care.
Seville flamenco
Seville is the home of flamenco, but care is needed in choosing where to enjoy it. There are many pale imitations on offer and it's worth taking local advice as many of the advertised shows are expensive, tacky and even use recorded music.
Favourites include Casa Anselma in c/Pagé del Corro. It's decorated with colourful local tiles and features both professional dancers and more spontaneous performances by the public, perhaps less accomplished but often great fun. It goes on into the night and really gets going around 3am!
La Carbonera at c/Levies is a converted coal yard and is popular with locals, always a good sign, as well as visitors. It has two large bars and live flamenco from around 8pm until 4am.
Casa de la Memoria de l'Andalus, in c/Ximinez de Encisco 28, has nightly shows in a patio setting while Los Gallos, at Plaza de Santa Cruz is well regarded.
Seville clubs
Seville is a very late night city with partying starting between 2am and 4am. Be careful about dress code - always dress more smartly at weekends when sportswear will stop you getting into many clubs.
Younger music fans will be drawn to La Sala Malandar in Calle Torneo, the most fashionable and sophisticated music venue in the city. The Plaza Alfalfa and the Alameda de Hércules areas are also popular - try Bulebar, La Habanilla or the Fun Club - this club has funk, latino and hip-hop in a warehouse and also features jazz nights. Naima offers live jazz..
Other popular venues include Weekend at c/del Torneo, with top-class live music and DJs; Aduana - a huge dance venue about a kilometre south of Maria Luisa park at Avenida de la San Antonio Raza s/n; and the Lisboa Music Club at c/Faustino Álvarez.
La Imperdible stages contemporary dance and live music at Plaza San Antonio de Padua 9.
There's a lively club scene in Triana - try La Otra Orilla with a terrace looking down on to the river.
Seville opera, theatre and jazz
The opera season is near year-long at the Teatro de la Maestranza, opened in 1992 and one of Spain's finest stages. The Seville Symphonic Orchestra also plays there almost every Thursday and Friday. There's open-air opera at the Auditorium of la Cartuja.
The Jazz Festival is held at Teatro de la Maestranza in early spring while the main theatre is the Teatro Lope de Vega, featuring Spanish national companies.
Seville rock concerts
The big rock concerts tend to be at the two football stadiums or the Expo site. The official ticket agent is La Teatral in Calle Velázquez near the Plaza del Duque de la Victoria, or at the El Corte Inglés store.
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