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Opéra Opera House, Paris, by Charles Garnier, begun 1861 grand staircase of the Palais Garnier Philidor, François-André
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Académie Nationale de Musique
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Opéra The grand foyer at the Opéra, Paris.

Opéra

opera house, Paris, France
Also known as: AcadĂ©mie Nationale de Musique, Palais Garnier, Paris Opera House, ThĂ©Ăątre Nationale de l’OpĂ©ra(Show More)
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OpĂ©ra, Parisian opera house designed by Charles Garnier. The building, considered one of the masterpieces of the Second Empire style, was begun in 1861 and opened with an orchestral concert on Jan. 5, 1875. The first opera performed there was Fromental HalĂ©vy’s work La Juive on Jan. 8, 1875. A second Parisian opera house, the OpĂ©ra Bastille, was inaugurated in 1989. Both operate under the direction of the OpĂ©ra National de Paris.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.