PALMA · STAGE
Teatre Principal de Palma: programme, history and taquilla
IN SHORT
The Teatre Principal is Palma’s main opera and theatre house, on Carrer de la Riera. Theatre has been performed on this spot since 1667. Today’s building opened in 1857 and has belonged to the Consell de Mallorca since 1980. Performances take place in the Sala Gran and the Sala Petita. You can see the current programme here, checked against the official website every day.
AI-assisted translation of the German original (16 October 2026). Read the German original
PROGRAMME · CHECKED DAILY
What’s on here.
Sofia is fetching the current programme…
Dates, halls and times as published on the venue’s official website. No guarantee, the venue always has the final word. Sofia does not sell tickets.
At a glance
- Location
- Carrer de la Riera 2, Palma, a few minutes’ walk from the old townSource ↗
- History
- Theatre on this spot since 1667, today’s building opened on 19 November 1857Source ↗
- Owner
- Consell de Mallorca, run by the Fundació Teatre Principal de PalmaSource ↗
- Halls
- Sala Gran and Sala Petita (Polivalente)Source ↗
- Taquilla
- Wednesday to Saturday 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00, on Sundays, public holidays and other performance days one hour before the startSource ↗
- Bus (EMT)
- Stop pl. del Mercat: lines 3, 4, 7, 20 and 35, around 100 mSource ↗
SOFIA’S TIPS
What I’d tell you.
Buy tickets through the official website or at the taquilla. Sofia can’t see which seats are available and doesn’t book anything.
The taquilla doesn’t open every day. According to the theatre, it stays closed when there is no performance.
In the last half hour before the start, sales for that day’s performance take priority at the taquilla.
Family shows often take place in the Sala Petita. Check which hall each date is in.
Before or after the show, take time to look at the boxes. The main hall with its tiers is an experience in itself.
From the Casa de las Comedias to an opera house
On 27 August 1667 the Casa de las Comedias opened on this spot, with room for 800 people. Today’s building was designed by the Mallorcan architect Antoni Sureda i Villalonga. It opened on 19 November 1857 as the Teatro de la Princesa. As early as 12 June 1858, after a performance of the opera Macbeth, a fire destroyed the theatre. Rebuilt to the original plans, it reopened on 14 September 1860.
Since 1980 the Teatre Principal has belonged to the Consell de Mallorca. The last major renovation was designed by the architect Felipe Delgado Laguna; it began in 2002 and was completed in 2007.
What’s on here
The season runs from autumn to summer. The programme includes opera and zarzuela, theatre, concerts, dance and shows for families. Below you can see the upcoming dates as the official website lists them today.
Getting there without a car
The details come from the EMT Palma scheduled timetables (retrieved 1 October 2026), not real time. From the theatre it is only a few minutes’ walk into the old town.
- pl. del Mercat: lines 3, 4, 7, 20 and 35
- pl. de Joan Carles I, Catedral: lines 3, 4, 7 and 20
QUICK ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
How old is the Teatre Principal in Palma?
Theatre has been performed on this spot since 1667. Today’s building opened on 19 November 1857, was rebuilt after a fire in 1858 and reopened on 14 September 1860.
When is the Teatre Principal taquilla open?
According to the theatre, Wednesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00. On Sundays, public holidays and other performance days one hour before the start. When there is no programme it stays closed.
Who owns the Teatre Principal?
It has belonged to the Consell de Mallorca since 1980 and is run by the Fundació Teatre Principal de Palma.
Which bus goes to the Teatre Principal?
EMT lines 3, 4, 7, 20 and 35 stop at Plaça del Mercat, around 100 metres from the theatre.
Is there opera at the Teatre Principal?
Yes. According to the programme, the 2026/27 season includes operas and a zarzuela, among other things. You can see the current dates on this page.
HOW TO READ THIS
Sources, not hearsay.
Every detail on this page comes from one of these sources. Timetables, opening hours and market rules can change. The body concerned always has the final word.
- Teatre Principal de Palma: Historia del Teatro www.teatreprincipal.com · checked on 3 October 2026
- Teatre Principal de Palma: Horarios de taquilla www.teatreprincipal.com · checked on 3 October 2026
- Teatre Principal de Palma: Espectáculos, Temporada 2026/27 www.teatreprincipal.com · checked on 3 October 2026
- EMT Palma: lines and timetables (Open Data) www.emtpalma.cat · checked on 1 October 2026
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Image credits
Real photos from Wikimedia Commons under free licences, resized for this page and saved as WebP.
- Boxes in the main hall of the Teatre Principal (photo 2024): Joan Gené, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Façade of the Teatre Principal (photo 2024): Joan Gené, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sala Petita of the Teatre Principal (photo 2024): Joan Gené, CC BY-SA 4.0