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History and Fun Facts about the Opéra Comique
If you take a walk in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, you will be delighted to discover in the small, quaint Place Boieldieu, a superb building of beautiful proportions topped by six caryatids: the Opéra Comique, a theatre house in Paris, which celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2015. You will be surprised to learn that this gold and red auditorium, also known as Salle Favart, is considered the first modern theatre in France because it was the first to be designed with fully electric equipment for both public and stage lighting.
That doesn’t rest as the only surprise… Despite its name, the Opéra Comique doesn’t only perform comic operas, a particular kind of musical show that mixes sung arias with spoken theatre (the ancestor of the musical), but a wide range of operas as well! It was in this venue that works that are now internationally known were created, such as Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust, Delibes's Lakmé, Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande... but also Massenet's Manon and Bizet's Carmen! This hall has welcomed the finest composers and never ceased to welcome works from the contemporary repertoire. Viva la musica! Viva l'opera!
Fast facts Capacity: 1200 Handicap Accessible: Yes Air conditioning: No Heating: Yes Coat Check: Yes (free service)
LOCATION
Place Boieldieu - 75002 Paris
Quatre-Septembre , Grands Boulevards
Past shows at this venue
Opera
Armide by Lully at Opéra Comique
Musical
Little Shop of Horrors
Opera
A Trip to the Moon
Opera
L'Inondation (The Flood)
Opera
The Bourgeois Gentleman at the Opéra Comique
Opera
Carmen at the Opéra Comique
Opera
Breaking The Waves
Opera
Zémire and Azor
Opera
Les Fêtes d'Hébé at Opéra Comique
New
Concert
Schubert Recital at the Opéra Comique
Concert
Concert
L’amour à la française
Concert
Sabine Devieilhe Recital - L'Amour du chant
Concert
Stéphane Degout Recital - L'Amour du chant
Opera