Photo de stock - Madrid. Inauguration of the Apolo theater on the night of November 23, 1873 with the premiere of the opera La Mujer del Portero, by Antonio Eslava. The theater was built by Andrés Romero (father of the Romero brothers) and Francisco Serrano especially for opera, zarzuela and género chico shows. This work was represented for more than 200 days to the Madrid public, who received the theater with enthusiasm and curiosity. The Apolo Theater was one of the most elegant and modern spaces in the capital, and its owners thought very wisely about offering the public a variety of very high-level shows. Not only operas and zarzuelas were represented, but also dances, concerts and comic sketches, as well as puppet and wax figure exhibitions. Throughout its history, the Teatro Apolo has been renovated to stay in constant activity. This space was the scene of broadcasts of Radio Nacional de España, home to a children's theater, the place where the Max Awards began and has received performances by great artists, such as Joaquín Sabina, Antonio Orozco, Raphael, Antonio Molina and many more. .