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Opéra Bastille is a modern opera house in Paris, France. The architect was Carlos Ott. The building was inaugurated on July 13, 1989, on the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. However, it did not see its first performance until March 17, 1990, with Berlioz's Les Troyens. The building is located at Place de la Bastille, in the 12th arrondissement. It seats 2,716 and every seat has an unrestricted view of the stage. The Opera Bastille in Paris This work is copyrighted. ...
The Opera Bastille in Paris This work is copyrighted. ...
An opera house is a building where opera and other forms of performing arts are performed. ...
The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ...
1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 was an important development in, and later a symbol of, the French Revolution. ...
March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ...
1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Portrait of Berlioz by Signol, 1832 Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie Fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Requiem of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. ...
Les Troyens is a French opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz. ...
July Column The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris, where the Bastille prison stood until it was stormed and subsequently torn down between July 14, 1789 and July 14, 1790 during the French Revolution. ...
The 12e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ...
Opéra Bastille was designed to replace the Opera Garnier, which is now used for ballet performances. It is the home base of the Opéra National de Paris. Exterior of the Palais Garnier. ...
A performance of The Nutcracker ballet Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ...
Background and construction
In 1982, François Mitterrand, the French president, decided to build a new opera house in Paris. He wanted it to become a modern and popular opera house in order to share classical music with the masses. Therefore, he created the Opera Bastille Public Establishment (l'Établissement Public Opéra-Bastille). François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterand ( October 26, 1916 - January 8, 1996; pronunciation?) was a French politician and President of France from May 1981, re-elected in 1988, until 1995. ...
A competition to select the architect to build this new opera was held in 1983. It was won by Carlos Ott, a Canadian-Uruguayan, on November 10, 1984. 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ...
1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Construction began in 1984 with the demolition of Paris Bastille train station, which was opened in 1859 and closed on December 14, 1969, and where art expositions were held thereafter until its demolition. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
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Paris Art Nouveau Metro sign The Paris Métro is the metro (underground) system in Paris, France. ...
External link - Paris National Opera (http://www.operadeparis.fr) (in French)
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