Paco De Lucia En Vivo desde el Teatro Real

For a Flamenco artist, the opportunity to play in the Royal Theatre (Teatro Real) in Madrid, that temple of classical music, represents an important goal in an artistic career. Paco de Lucía achieved this and more by marking the first of these dates with the recording of his first live album. The album shows off a range of Flamenco styles, with his older brother Ramón de Algeciras on second guitar. As each song selected for the occasion is in a different style, together they are like a summary of his creative trajectory up to this point. 
The theatre was packed to the rafters, as is shown by the large inlay photo on the LP. Around Paco were sat hundreds of young people marvelling at the Flamenco of the guitarist from Algeciras, every inch and forever a Flamenco concert artist. Recorded on the 18th of February 1975, this was a milestone recording for Flamenco guitar. The concert was made possible thanks to the Ministry of Education and Science and the Musical Society of the University of Madrid.
In general terms the repertoire that Paco de Lucía played in this recital was based on the interpretation of works and falsetas that had been included on his earlier records.