Palais Garnier

150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House

It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

By Elliott Verdier and Catherine Porter

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In Opera, Clocks Take the Spotlight

Time often plays a role in operatic plots, but this year several productions have timepieces onstage.

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A Decidedly French “Hamlet” Returns to Paris

Starting in March, Ambroise Thomas’s version of the Shakespearean tragedy will be revived at the Opéra Bastille for the first time since 1938.

By Rebecca Schmid

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A Paris Opera House’s History and the Phantom

The architecture and location of the Palais Garnier are intertwined with the history of France and Paris (and a famous phantom).

By Sam Lubell