Bastille Opera House in Paris

The Bastille Opera is Paris modern opera house. It is the home base of the well known Opera National de Paris.

The Bastille Opera was originally designed to replace the old and beautiful 19th century Paris Opera Garnier.

That did not happen and Opera Garnier was not closed. Operas and ballets are performed in both opera houses.

Francois Mitterrand, the French president between 1981 and 1995, took himself the decision to build a modern and popular place to perform operas and ballets.

Carlos Ott, an Uruguayan, built the 2,723 seats opera house, located Place de la Bastille, in the fashionable Bastille district. Locate Opera Bastille on the map.

The Bastille Opera was inaugurated on July 14th 1989 for the 200 hundred years anniversary of Bastille day.

We specially recommend the ballet performances with the Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris, some of the most remarkable shows in Paris.

Opera Bastille
120, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris
Telephone 33 (0)1 40 01 17 89
Bastille metro station. Lines 1,5, 8.
Locate Opera Bastille on Paris map.

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