The vast, curving structure of Valencia’s Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia rises 14 storeys – almost 250 feet (76m) – into the air, making it the tallest opera house in the world. Designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, this modernist masterpiece contains four separate auditoriums, with the Sala Principal seating almost 2,000 people and boasting one of the largest stages in the world (alongside the third largest orchestra pit). All four spaces are beautifully minimalist, and offer a broad spectrum of opera, ballet, classical, jazz and popular music. Pat Metheny, Melody Gardot and Rufus Wainwright have all performed here.

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