Opéra-Comique Audio Guide
Explore Opéra-Comique with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
The Opéra-Comique is a historic opera company and a theatre building located in Paris, France.
What you will hear
A Site of Three Theaters: The Fire and Reconstruction
Explaining the history of the site through the second theater that burned in 1887 and the architectural vision for the current, safer structure.
The Architect’s Vision
Architect Louis Bernier’s winning design for the theater combined traditional beauty with the era's most advanced safety technology.
The Grand Staircases
Ascending the Escalier Favart to view the academic frescoes and transition into the theater's most decorative public spaces.
The Grand Foyer
Designed as a social stage for Parisian society, the Grand Foyer is the most opulent public space within the theater.
The Music of the Heavens
The foyer's ceiling relief work celebrates the unique opéra-comique genre, which blends song and spoken dialogue.
The Salle Favart Auditorium
The heart of the theater. Highlights the 'French-style' layout, the magnificent painted dome, and the pioneering electric chandeliers.
The Glorification of Music
The auditorium’s painted dome by Benjamin-Constant celebrates the arts within a classic 'French-style' room seating 1,200 guests.
The Hall of Bronze
The theater’s side galleries feature custom-designed bronze fixtures and marble details that maintain a cohesive Belle Époque aesthetic.
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