More recently the Balearic Isles have been associated with being a clubbers paradise, especially Ibiza. And for good reason too. In Majorca too, you can head to Tito's or Araxes for classic dance anthems and cutting edge sounds. But the islands have a long history with music, and provide classical, traditional and modern music, catering for all tastes throughout the season, and it doesn't end when the tourists go home.
Jazz
Formentera has had jazz concerts on Saturday nights from 10:00 p.m. to approximately 1:00 a.m. all summer long in the Plaza de Sant Francesc. It's a tradition that's lasted 15 years now, and the number of concerts, as well as the number of listeners has been growing year on year.
Ciutadella, Majorca, is relatively quiet, but it does offer a wide variety of clubs, one of which is Jazzbah in Pla de Sant Joan. This jazz club offers a cool cats' refuge from the thumping dance beats providing high standards of live music every weekend.
Classical
Coves del Drac (Cuevas del Drac in Castilian) is a well known tourist spot, with throngs of tourists being lead through the lit cave system. The end of the walk leads to a massive natural amphitheatre and there, as in the Coves d'es Hams, the lucky travellers are treated to a classical music performance on a stage floating on an underground lake. The whole thing is really very well done, even if the actual caves are often heaving with tourists.
Pollença Music Festival is organized annually. Eleven classical music concerts are staged throughout July and August. In Palma, the Bellver Castle Music Festival takes place in the open air courtyard of Bellver Castle, creating a wonderful atmosphere. It takes place every year in July.
If opera is more your thing, you should try to get tickets to one of the annual Maó Opera Season in Menorca. Held at Maó's Teatre Principal since 1972 there are 2 opera seasons during June and December.
It's also worth checking what's on at the Auditorium Majorca. Concerts, spectacular opera or theatre performances are often staged.
Traditional
Various bars and hotels run regular flamenco nights, and most hotels will open these nights to all comers, not just residents. Other traditional music, specific to the Balearic Isles can be found during fiestas. Christmas Songs, Caramelles, are played traditionally in Formentera's and Ibiza's churches during the Christmas period. Or there is the traditional 'cantada'. Cantadas are a major part of the festival of Saint James, held every July 25th. The songs are intended to resolve the differences between the sexes, various churches and venues in Formentera will have performances around the time of the festival.
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