Auditorium-Congress Palace Principe Felipe

AUDITORIO PALACIO DE CONGRESOS PRÍNCIPE FELIPE

The Auditorium-Congress Palace Principe Felipe opened in 1999 and is built on a former water tank, elements of which have been preserved inside the new building. Located in Fresno Square (formerly Gesta Square), the interior is in the classical style although all the necessary technical facilities have been added to cater for the needs of the promoters and organisers of events. The activities that can take place within the building have been temporarily restricted due to ongoing work to enhance the fire protection system.

The Auditorium-Congress Palace Principe Felipe is a building that appears larger on the inside and houses three large halls with stands and five conference rooms.

The Main Hall or Symphony Hall can accommodate up to 1,505 people. It has 705 seats in the main stalls and another 800 in the gallery. It also has a giant motorised projection screen, and its most valuable element is possibly its excellent acoustic quality. This room has a large protocol box with a gallery.

The Auditorium also has a Multipurpose Hall with 535 seats.

The Main Hall and Multipurpose Hall can be used separately, or they can be joined in such a way that the extended stage remains in the centre.

Downstairs, the Auditorium also has a Chamber Music Room, with a capacity for 404 people. Its size, the seating arrangements and the stone background of the stage make this room the most sought-after in the Auditorium.

Headquarters of the Orchestra of Asturias

The Auditorium-Congress Palace, as an auditorium, has an intense musical activity and organises three programmes dependent on the Municipal Culture Foundation that are extremely popular. The facility is also, by agreement, the official headquarters of the Principality of Asturias Symphony Orchestra (OSPA), which has its offices here. The orchestra also rehearses and performs its concert season in the Auditorium.

Conference halls and lobbies

In addition to the three large halls with terraced seating, the Auditorium-Congress Palace Príncipe Felipe has five conference rooms on the third floor with mobile technical elements and various capacities; four of these rooms can be joined together, offering capacities between 50 and 230 people.

The building has three large lobbies. The ground floor or main lobby (750 square metres) stands out both for its height, open plan on three floors, and for its brightness thanks to the large windows.

The facilities also include cafés and restaurants (on the third floor, with terraces), technical secretariat rooms, courses and/or board meetings, VIP room, first aid, cloakrooms, as well as several dressing rooms for the director, guest artists, and musical bands (2 dressing rooms for gentlemen and 2 for women for the in-house orchestra and for visiting orchestras).

The Auditorium-Congress Palace Principe Felipe has free WIFI and is equipped with a Defibrillator (SAED).

High social returns

When the Auditorium-Congress Palace Principe Felipe reaches 20 years of existence in 2019, more than 3.5 million people will have used the facility, a figure that indicates the intense activity of this public facility. Although many of the events that take place in the building are of a cultural nature, especially musical, there are events of all types, formats and sizes. Although most of the events are of the latter type, they do not attract the majority of attendees. This variety regarding activities and the location of the Auditorium, in the heart of the city, makes the people of Oviedo feel it belongs to them; this feeling adds further value to the facility: its significant social return.

Oficina Municipal de Congresos

Plaza del Fresno. 33007 Oviedo. Asturias. España
985 246 217

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congresos@oviedo.es