The Paris Grand Opera is also called the Opera Garnier - the state opera house, the world famous center of the theatrical culture of France

History

The opera house called the Royal Academy of Music was founded in 1669, its founders were composer R. Camber and poet P. Perrin. 1671 marked the unification with the Royal Academy of Dance, so the theater received a new status of the Royal Academy of Music and Dance, which began its activity in March of the same year. The first production presented to the audience was the musical tragedy Pomona, written by R. Camber and P. Perrin

In the period after the French Revolution the Academy changed its official name more than once. And only in 1871 the great theater was named "Grand Opera". In 1875, construction was completed, and the building acquired its modern look. The author of the project was the architect Charles Garnier, the construction started in 1862. lasted more than 10 years

The Grand Opera was performed by Fedor Shalyapin, Vaslav Nizhinsky and Sergey Lifar

How to get there

"Opera Garnier" is located near the famous Cafe de la Paix. You can reach the building of the theater either by metro on line n ° 3, 7, 8 or by bus (more than 10 routes).

Cash desk works: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.00, Sat 9.00-13.00, Mon-Sun 10.00 -17.00 (in the days of morning performances - until 13.00), entrance to the excursion - 9 EUR, preferential - 5 EUR. The cost of ballet performances is cheaper than the opera (the best places are up to 170 EUR for the opera, 120 for the ballet). Not the prices, but trifles compared to our Big.

Reviews of the Grand Opera in Paris (2)

@ Evaluation 8

"Opera Garnier" - expensive pleasure in Paris May 20, 2014

Elena

was here in May 2014

Buying a tour on the May holidays in Paris, my friend and I included the inspection of the famous Opera Garnier, but unfortunately we could not get tickets for the ballet and the opera, because everything was already sold out. We just had a short tour of the interior of the building. "Grand Opera" is located next to the famous cafe "de la Pae", the prices in which, incidentally, are quite high. In general, everything is very expensive in Paris, so we regretted not taking the hotel room where we provide ... Read the whole review

Evaluation 9

For the connoisseurs of beauty! December 19, 2013

Alexpetrova

was here in October 2013

I'll start from the fact that my husband and I took a separate bus tour of France, traveled all, a lot of impressions. The Grand Opera was in the middle of the program, of course, I was impressed, but not so much.
And so the opera itself is near the famous cafe, where we all got food. Tour of the opera, was part of the tour program, so the price of the ticket can not say. The appearance of the opera house does not seem large, but this impression is deceptive, when you get into the interior, everything is completely different. Inside is a large castle, ... Read the whole review