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The Salle Le Peletier or Lepeletier (sometimes referred to as the Salle de la rue Le Peletier or the Opéra Le Peletier) was the home of the Paris Opera from 1821 until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873.
Although designed and built to be a temporary theatre following the assassination of the Duc de Berry, the Salle Le Peletier would host the Opera for fifty-two glittering years which were highly productive artistically.
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Although designed and built to be a temporary theatre following the assassination of the Duc de Berry, the Salle Le Peletier would host the Opera for fifty-two glittering years which were highly productive artistically.
Histoire : Salle Le Peletier. Pensée et construite pour n’être que provisoire à la suite de l’assassinat du duc de Berry, la salle Le Peletier héberge l’Opéra pendant cinquante-deux années particulièrement fastueuses et fécondes d’un point de vue artistique.
The Salle Le Peletier (sometimes referred to as the Salle de la rue Le Peletier or the Opéra Le Peletier) [1] was the home of the Paris Opera from 1821 until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873.
In 1821, the company moved to the Salle Le Peletier, which had a capacity of 1900 spectators and where it remained until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873. In the second half of the 19th century, with the ascension of Napoleon III in 1851, the name Académie Impériale de Musique was reinstated and after 1870 with the formation of the ...
Opposite the arcades which form the windows are similar arcades with mirrors. The two small divisions of the saloon display statues of Thalia and Melpomene. The windows are hung with elegant curtains, and when lighted up by the nine rich lustres which adorn it, the saloon presents an imposing and magnificent appearance.
