Did you know that one of the first languages invented by J. R. R. Tolkien had sounds inspired by Spanish? It was called Naffarin, and its origin is linked to none other than an Andalusian. His name was Francisco Javier Morgan y Osborne, a priest born in El Puerto de Santa María who became the writer’s tutor after his mother’s death in 1904. Morgan had a collection of books that sparked the young Tolkien’s curiosity about language and its sounds, which would later serve as inspiration for his first invented languages.
More than a century after that curious connection between Tolkien and Andalusia, Seville is getting ready to hear the soundtracks from his most famous saga. Candlelight: The Lord of the Rings comes to the Global Omnium Auditorium with a concert dedicated to the compositions of Howard Shore, performed live by a string quartet by the light of thousands of candles.
18 December 2026 19:00 + more dates
Global Omnium Auditorio
Here’s what the *Lord of the Rings* concert in Seville will be like
It has been 25 years since *The Fellowship of the Ring* hit theaters, but Howard Shore’s compositions remain one of the hallmarks of Peter Jackson’s trilogy. To celebrate this anniversary, Fever and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences present a repertoire of 13 pieces from the original soundtracks, arranged for string quartet and approved by the composer himself.
For about an hour, two violins, a viola, and a cello will perform the musical themes that identify the various peoples and places in the saga, from the Shire in Concerning Hobbits to Rohan in “The Riders of Rohan.” The program also includes songs such as “In Dreams,” “Gollum’s Song,” and “Into the West,” whose melodies—originally sung—take center stage here through the strings.
The concert concludes with “The Grey Havens,” a composition associated with the characters’ farewell at the end of the trilogy.
The auditorium in Seville where musicians play in front of thousands of fish
Listening to the soundtrack of *The Lord of the Rings* in front of a huge aquarium full of fish isn’t something that happens every day. And that’s precisely what makes the Global Omnium Auditorium, located inside the Seville Aquarium, so special. Right behind the stage is a large tank where hundreds of Amazonian fish swim. This scene is further enhanced by thousands of Candlelight candles.
The site is located at Muelle de las Delicias, s/n, next to the Guadalquivir River and near María Luisa Park. You can get there by city bus—TUSSAM Line 3 is one option—or by metro to Plaza de Cuba (L1), from where you’ll need to continue on foot.
