Top 28 Opera houses in Spain
This curated ranking covers the 28 largest opera houses in Spain, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House and Paris Opera lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 836,033 people. Across all 28 entries the average audience size is 54,192, and the largest, Metropolitan Opera, reaches around 307,812 people in Spain. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Spain who actively engage with each opera house, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Spain and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metropolitan Opera |
307,812 | 1.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 2 |  Royal Opera House |
281,314 | 4.4% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 3 |  Paris Opera |
246,907 | 3.2% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 4 |  Teatro Real |
165,704 | 48.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 5 |  Sydney Opera House |
136,439 | 2.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 6 |  La Scala |
82,831 | 3.2% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 7 |  Teatro Colón |
69,474 | 13.0% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 8 |  Paris Opera Ballet |
62,021 | 3.5% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 9 |  Teatro Argentino de La Plata |
34,802 | 33.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 10 |  Palais Garnier |
27,165 | 1.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 11 |  Hungarian State Opera House |
14,996 | 1.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 12 |  Opéra Nouvel |
13,218 | 3.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 13 |  Opéra Bastille |
12,416 | 2.1% | Opera house | Travel & Leisure |
| 14 |  Konzerthausorchester Berlin |
9,447 | 7.5% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 15 | Tulsa Opera |
8,374 | 2.3% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 16 |  Florida Grand Opera |
7,954 | 2.4% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 17 |  San Diego Opera |
7,617 | 2.2% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 18 |  Arizona Opera |
7,009 | 2.0% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 19 |  Minnesota Opera |
6,622 | 1.8% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 20 |  Opéra National De Paris |
4,417 | 0.7% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 21 |  Bavarian State Opera |
3,794 | 0.7% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 22 |  Opéra National de Lyon |
3,441 | 27.5% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 23 |  Alte Oper Frankfurt |
2,307 | 0.4% | Opera house | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  Berlin State Opera |
495 | 0.1% | Opera house | Travel & Leisure |
| 25 |  Opera Philadelphia |
278 | 0.1% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 26 |  Seattle Opera |
262 | 0.1% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 27 |  Houston Grand Opera |
178 | 0.2% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
| 28 |  Berlin State Ballet |
91 | 0.2% | Opera house | Arts & Culture |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 28 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain and ranks each opera house by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest opera house in Spain?
Metropolitan Opera currently leads with an estimated audience of 307,812 people in Spain.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.