Opera Garnier in Paris is a monumental opera house of the nineteenth century, combining stone, sculpture and light in a ...

Opera Garnier rises at Place de l’Opéra as a theatre whose public rooms are almost as elaborate as its auditorium. Designed ...

Amid the red velvet and gold leaf of the Palais Garnier, an experimental tribute strips away cabaret nostalgia to honor a complex American hero and a French icon. By Elisabeth Vincentelli The Paris ...

Swiss director Jean-Stephane Bron goes behind the scenes at the titular institution in 'The Paris Opera,' his Frederick Wiseman-like documentary. By Boyd van Hoeij In Frederick Wiseman’s masterful ...

We have the French Sun King, Louis XIV, to thank for turning music and dance into a profession. Prior to his signing letters patent on June 28, 1669 creating the Royal Academy of Music, such ...

Henning Larsen has been selected to expand and transform the French Opéra Bastille, the largest opera house in Paris. Designed with collaborators Reichen et Robert & Associés, dUCKS Scéno, Peutz & ...

For three and a half centuries, the Opéra national de Paris has been the heartbeat of the performing arts world. To ensure this storied past remains accessible to future audiences, the Opéra is ...