Today, its rooms houses Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra de Paris, the Paris Opera Library-Museum. The museum-library was open to the public in 1881. It was originally used as a private entrance for the emperor until 1873.
The Pavillon de l'Empereur, or Rotonde de l'Empereur, is located on the west side of building. The Palais does not only stage performances, it also holds a library-museum. The purpose of this entrance was to allow this class, also known as the 'subscribers', abonnés, direct access from their carriages to the interior of the building. The Pavillon des Abonnés, which is located on the east side of the building, was designed for the wealthy, upper class. The Grand Staircase surrounds the Bassin de la Pythie, which honours Pythia, Apollo's priestess at Delphi and the Grand Foyer is reminiscent of the halls of the Palace of Versailles. The Palais' interior also commemorates composers and designers, while also honouring the Greek mythology. 2002 "Paris (opera)." Grove Music Online. Harris-Warrick, Rebecca, David Charlton, Janet Johnson, Richard Langham Smith, and Charles Pitt. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. The Opera House displayed extravagance marble, stone, porphyry and gilded bronze decorated the interior and exterior of the building. The building design combined historical elements of Napoleon III Style, Baroque, and Palladio, and Renaissance architecture (See Images). Although, historically constructed to house Paris Opera and ballet, the inauguration of Opéra Bastille in 1989 left the use of the Palais Garnier primarily for ballet.Ĭonstruction of this 1,979-seat building began in 1861, and continued until its completion in 1875. On January 8, 1975, Fromental Halévy's, La Juive, was the first opera performance to show at Garnier. This beautiful building sits on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris' 9 th arrondissement. The Palais Garnier, Opéra, formerly known as Académie Nationale de Musique, is a Parisian opera house designed by Charles Garnier.
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