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The Salle Favart, officially the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, is a Paris opera house and theatre, the current home of the Opéra-Comique. It was built from 1893 to 1898 in a neo-Baroque style to the designs of the French architect Louis Bernier and is located on the Place Boïeldieu just south of the Boulevard des Italiens .
- 1200 seats
- Richelieu – Drouot
- Place Boïeldieu, 2nd arrondissement, Paris
- Opera house
Le théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique, appelé aussi « salle Favart », est une salle de spectacles située place Boieldieu, dans le 2e arrondissement de Paris. Il a le statut d' établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial .
History : Salle Favart. Following the assassination of the Duc de Berry at the Opera, the theatre in the Rue de Richelieu was permanently closed and King Louis XVIII ordered the construction of a temporary theatre. Whilst that work was underway, the Opera moved to the Salle Favart for a season.
In 1840, the Opéra-Comique company settled in the second Salle Favart (architect Louis Charpentier; 1,500 seats), built on the site of the first theatre, destroyed by fire in 1838. The new house was inaugurated with a revival of Hérold's Le Pré aux clercs .
- 1714
- Foire Saint-Germain
- Catherine Baron, Louis Gaultier de St. Edme
A unique setting. This 1,200-seat performance hall has witnessed the creation of the greatest successes of the lyric repertoire (Carmen, Manon, L’inondation ...) and is proud to reveal the stars of tomorrow. The 1 Salle Favart was renovated in 2015 to restore the lustre of its ornaments and offer more comfort in terms of air-conditioning.
9/14 Salle Favart. Following the assassination of the Duc de Berry at the Opera, the theatre in the Rue de Richelieu was permanently closed and King Louis XVIII ordered the construction of a temporary theatre. Whilst that work was underway, the Opera moved to the Salle Favart for a season.
The Opéra Comique is also named the Salle Favart after Justine and Charles-Simon Favart, librettist and playwright, who both led to its development. When it was built, the current Salle Favart was considered on the leading hedge of technology as it was fully equipped with electricity.
