Music and dance Spain
flamenco andalusian artistic form evolved seguidilla. spanish music considered abroad synonymous flamenco, west andalusian musical genre, which, contrary popular belief, not widespread outside region. various regional styles of folk music abound in aragon, catalonia, valencia, castile, basque country, galicia, cantabria , asturias. pop, rock, hip hop , heavy metal popular. in field of classical music, spain has produced number of noted composers such isaac albéniz, manuel de falla , enrique granados , singers , performers such plácido domingo, josé carreras, montserrat caballé, alicia de larrocha, alfredo kraus, pablo casals, ricardo viñes, josé iturbi, pablo de sarasate, jordi savall , teresa berganza. in spain there on forty professional orchestras, including orquestra simfònica de barcelona, orquesta nacional de españa , orquesta sinfónica de madrid. major opera houses include teatro real, gran teatre del liceu, teatro arriaga , el palau de les arts reina sofía. thousands of music f...