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This exclusivity, specially granted to counter the supremacy of Italian opera, but also to give the French public a taste in the theatre, dance and music arts, is regarded as the founding action of the Paris Opera.
The Paris Opera Orchestra consists of excellent French players, known especially for their rebellious temperament. In 1990, Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille formed the Paris Opera, which in 1994 became the Opéra National de Paris.
History of a name (1669-2019): discover the different names of the Paris Opera over the centuries.
Currently called the Opéra national de Paris, it mainly produces operas at its modern 2,723-seat theatre Opéra Bastille which opened in 1989, and ballets and some classical operas at the older 1,979-seat Palais Garnier which opened in 1875. Small scale and contemporary works are also staged in the 500-seat Amphitheatre under the Opéra Bastille.
This Italian opera, the first ever performed in France, was fleshed out with comical ballets to amuse the young Louis XIV, but what impressed the audience the most was the theatre set and extraordinary stage machinery employed by Giacomo Torelli.
The Palais Garnier in Paris is most commonly known as the Paris Opera, and is one of the most important buildings in Paris. It is centrally placed just a short distance from the Louvre. This 2,200 seat opera house was the successor to the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique, which had burned down in 1873.
The Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris is a library and museum of the Paris Opera and is located in the 9th arrondissement at 8 rue Scribe, Paris, France.It is no longer managed by the Opera, but instead is part of the Music Department of the National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France or BnF).The Paris Opera Library-Museum is open daily; an admission fee is ...
