Expert recommendations of the top dance, theater, and classical music performances.
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Harlem Jazz Club
One of Barcelona’s oldest and best jazz venues. Showcases blues, African and Brazilian jazz combos, and flamenco fusion. Cover charge ($8.50). Carrer de Comtessa de Sobradiel 8; tel.+34 93 310 0755.
Gran Teatre del Liceu
One of the finest opera houses in Europe, built in 1847, mostly destroyed in a 1994 fire, now restored to its 19th-century splendor. Season runs late September-July. Also a venue for ballet, orchestral concerts. “El Petit Liceu” offers opera adaptations and other programs for kids. Tickets $12-240. Las Ramblas 51-59; tel.+34 93 485 9900. www.liceubarcelona.com
Palau de la Música Catalana
Domènech i Montaner’s architectural masterpiece (see Tour #3), a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a venue for orchestral, chamber, and choral music, but also performances like the San Francisco Jazz Collective and the Festival Flamenco de Barcelona. Tickets from $13, depending on the program. Palau de la Música 4-6; tel.+34 93 295 7200. www.palaumusica.org
Luz de Gas
Concert venue in a restored old music hall; the acoustics are still said to be outstanding. “A favorite with local people,” notes Juan Montenegro, editor in chief, b-guided lifestyle and fashion quarterly, “because they tend to book Catalan and Spanish groups.” Programming leans to soul, Dixieland jazz, blues, 1960s classic rock: a different theme for each night of the week. Carrer deMuntaner 246; tel.+34 93 209 7711. www.luzdegas.com
Los Tarantos
Flamenco cabaret (tablao) nearthe Barri Gòtic, more like a club than a conventional dinner-show. Reasonable cover charge ($10) and drinks attract local aficionados as much as tourists. First performance at 8:30 p.m., last at 10:30 p.m. Plaça Reial 17; tel.+34 93 319 1789. www.masimas.com/tarantos
