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  2. Palais Garnier - Wikipedia

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    The Palais Garnier (French: [palɛ ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Palace), also known as the Opéra Garnier (French: [ɔpeʁa ɡaʁnje] ⓘ, Garnier Opera), is a historic 1,979-seat [3] opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon ...

  3. List of performances of French grand operas at the Paris Opéra

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    L'Opéra au Palais Garnier 1875–1962; Paris n.d. but probably 1963 ^ Charlton, David. The Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera , p. 187, available online at Google Books.

  4. Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris - Wikipedia

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    The Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris (French pronunciation: [biblijɔtɛk myze də lɔpeʁa nasjɔnal də paʁi]) is a library and museum of the Paris Opera and is located in the 9th arrondissement at 8 rue Scribe, Paris, France.

  5. Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris - Wikipedia

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    In 1997, the orchestra played 1 to 2 premieres and 30 productions per season, under the auspices of the Paris Opera. The orchestra played from 1870 onwards in the Palais Garnier, the old Opera, and since its opening in 1989 in the Opéra Bastille, both locations of the Paris Opera. In 2011 there were 174 musicians in the orchestra.

  6. Joseph-François Garnier - Wikipedia

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    Garnier was dominant at the Conservatoire; he was "the savior of the French school of oboe during the Revolution." [3] As oboist and flautist with the Paris Opera, Garnier participated in the premiere performances of many of the works of Grétry, Méhul, Gluck, Cherubini and Gossec, each under the composer's

  7. L'Africaine - Wikipedia

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    L'Africaine (The African Woman) is an 1865 French grand opéra in five acts with music by Giacomo Meyerbeer and a libretto by Eugène Scribe.Meyerbeer and Scribe began working on the opera in 1837, using the title L'Africaine, but around 1852 changed the plot to portray fictitious events in the life of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama and introduced the working title Vasco de Gama, the ...

  8. Avenue de l'Opéra - Wikipedia

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    The Avenue de l'Opéra (French pronunciation: [avny də lɔpeʁa]) was created from 1864 to 1879 as part of Haussmann's renovation of Paris. It is situated in the center of the city, running northwest from the Louvre to the Palais Garnier , the primary opera house of Paris (until the opening of the Opéra Bastille in 1989).

  9. Opéra station (Paris Métro) - Wikipedia

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    Opéra (French: ⓘ) is a station on Lines 3, 7 and 8 of the Paris Métro. It is named after the nearby Opéra Garnier . Located at the end of the Avenue de l'Opéra , it serves the district of Boulevard Haussmann .