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Opéra de Paris : Season opening Gala Member

September 2019

Place de l'Opéra - 75009 Paris

Opéra - Grands Boulevards - 9e Arrondissement

L'Opéra Garnier, Paris © OTCP - Claire Pignol

Description

Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris. Conductor Philippe Jordan.  Étoiles, Premiers Danseurs, Corps de Ballet and the Ballet School.

  • "The Seasons' Canon". Music Richard Wagner. Choreography Crystal Pite
  • "Blake Works I". Music James Blake. Choreography William Forsythe
  • "Défilé du Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris". Music Maxime Tholance

The opening Gala evening is a very special moment in the calendar of the mythical Opéra national de Paris. It launches the new season and brings together all the artists of the Paris opera house: the Ballet and the Ballet School choreographed by Benjamin Millepied, and the Orchestra, conducted by Philippe Jordan. 

Audience

All public

Prices and times

7.30pm

Methods of payment

  • CB/Visa
  • Eurocard/Mastercard
  • Amex

Opéra national de Paris - Palais Garnier

A 19th-century architectural masterpiece, the Palais Garnier Opera House, built by Charles Garnier and opened in 1875, is the 13th opera house in Paris since the introduction of French opera by Louis XIV in 1669. Napoleon III commissioned it as part of the renovation works in the capital carried out under his command by Baron Haussmann. A historical monument open to visitors during the day staging opera and dance. Don't forget to admire the ceiling painted by Chagall in the main auditorium.
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Opéra national de Paris - Palais Garnier

Place de l'Opéra
75009 Paris
https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/visits

  • Subway - Opéra
  • RER - Auber
  • SNCF - Gare Saint-Lazare
  • Bus - 20, 21, 27, 29, 31, 39, 42, 52, 66, 68

Offer adapted to disabled visitors

  • Hearing Hearing
  • Physical Physical

Access facilities

  • Adapted activities and visits
  • Free admission for disabled visitors on presentation of proof
  • Free admission for the accompanying person

Accessibility information

- Physical impairment: visits possible (lifts available). Access to the first dressing rooms, orchestra, museum library. Shop accessible by exterior lifts.Temporary exhibitions not accessible. Disabled toilets.
- Mental disability: group guided tours (20 people maximum) with Cultival: tel. +33 (0)1 42 46 92 04.
Visit handistrict.com for a full description of accessibility at Palais Garnier, certified by the Paris Ile-de-France Comité Régional du Tourisme.

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