Teatro Albéniz, Historic theater in Sol, Madrid, Spain

Teatro Albéniz is a performance venue with approximately 900 seats distributed across multiple levels in the heart of Sol. The space features a renovated stage equipped with contemporary lighting technology for theatrical and musical events.

Promoted by Maximino Moro, the theatre was built from 1943 on a plot of just over 1,300 square metres and opened on 31 March 1945 with the operetta Aquella noche azul. Manuel Ambrós Escanellas took over the façade and interiors, prompting complaints from the original architects. A 2003 court ruling allowed conversion into a shopping centre; it closed in December 2008 after La vida es sueño. In 2018 the Comunidad de Madrid declared it Bien de Interés Patrimonial, and it reopened in November 2022.

The theatre's name honours composer Isaac Albéniz. Its 1945 opening night staged the operetta Aquella noche azul by Antonio Paso Díaz and Francisco Alonso. The basement housed a nightclub called first Fantasía, then Folies, finally Xairo. Since September 2026 it has been the production base of TVE's La revuelta, replacing the Teatro Príncipe Gran Vía.

The theatre occupies a plot of just over 1,300 square metres at Calle de la Paz 11, a short walk from the Puerta del Sol. It now forms part of the UMusic Hotel Madrid complex, with 130 rooms, 898 seats and an events hall. The 1943 façade sculptures by Ángel Ferrant, recovered in the renovation, are visible from the street.

The wooden automata by sculptor Ángel Ferrant, installed on the facade in 1943, depict popular Spanish types and originally moved. They were restored during the renovation led by the real estate firm Silicius, which also preserved protected elements. The theatre now seats 898 and is part of a complex with 130 hotel rooms.