Paris Opera House (Opera de Paris)

The Paris Opera (French: Opéra de Paris, or simply the Opéra) is the primary opera company of Paris. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d’Opéra and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and renamed the Académie Royale de Musique. Classical ballet as we know it today arose within the Paris Opera as the Paris Opera Ballet and has remained an integral and important part of the company. Currently called the Opéra national de Paris, it primarily produces operas at its modern 2700-seat theatre Opéra Bastille which opened in 1989, and ballets and some classical operas at the older 1970-seat Palais Garnier which opened in 1875. Small scale and contemporary works are also staged in the 500-seat Amphitheatre under the Opéra Bastille.

Each year, the Opéra presents about 380 performances of opera, ballet and other concerts, to a total audience of about 800,000 people (of which 17% come from abroad), which is a very good average seat occupancy rate of 94%.

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Season 2023 / 2024

Category Show Title Venue Show Dates
Opera Don Giovanni Opéra Bastille from 13 Sep to 12 Oct 2023 Make Enquiry
Opera Don Pasquale Palais Garnier from 14 Sep to 13 Oct 2023 Make Enquiry
Opera Lohengrin Opéra Bastille from 23 Sep to 27 Oct 2023 Make Enquiry
Ballet Opening Gala Palais Garnier on 21 Sep 2023 at 7:30 Make Enquiry
Ballet Xie Xin /​ Marion Motin /​ Crystal Pite Palais Garnier from 23 Sep to 12 Oct 2023 Make Enquiry
Opera The Makropulos Case Opéra Bastille from 05 to 17 Oct 2023 Make Enquiry
Ballet Jerome Robbins Palais Garnier from 24 Oct to 10 Nov 2023 Make Enquiry
Opera Cendrillon Opéra Bastille from 25 Oct to 16 Nov 2023 Make Enquiry
Opera Turandot Opéra Bastille from 06 to 29 Nov 2023 Make Enquiry
Opera Ma Mère l’Oye /​ L’Enfant et les Sortilèges Palais Garnier from 21 Nov to 14 Dec 2023 Make Enquiry
Opera Les Contes d’Hoffmann Opéra Bastille from 30 Nov to 27 Dec 2023 Make Enquiry
Ballet Paris Opera Ballet School Demonstrations Palais Garnier from 03 to 16 Dec 2023 Make Enquiry
Ballet Jiří Kylián Evening Palais Garnier from 08 to 31 Dec 2023 Make Enquiry
Ballet The Nutcracker Opéra Bastille from 08 Dec 2023 to 01 Jan 2024 Make Enquiry
Ballet Béjart Ballet Lausanne Palais Garnier from 04 to 07 Jan 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Adriana Lecouvreur Opéra Bastille from 16 Jan to 07 Feb 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Giulio Cesare Palais Garnier from 20 Jan to 16 Feb 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera La Traviata Opéra Bastille from 21 Jan to 25 Feb 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Beatrice di Tenda Opéra Bastille from 09 Feb to 07 Mar 2024 Make Enquiry
Ballet Sadeh21 Palais Garnier from 07 Feb to 02 Mar 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera The Exterminating Angel Opéra Bastille from 29 Feb to 23 Mar 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Simon Boccanegra Opéra Bastille from 12 Mar to 03 Apr 2024 Make Enquiry
Ballet La Fille mal gardée Palais Garnier from 15 Mar to 01 Apr 2024 Make Enquiry
Ballet Don Quixote Opéra Bastille from 21 Mar to 24 Apr 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Médée Palais Garnier from 10 Apr to 11 May 2024 Make Enquiry
Ballet Paris Opera Ballet School Production Palais Garnier from 13 to 16 Apr 2024 Make Enquiry
Ballet Dance School Gala Palais Garnier on 17 Apr 2024 at 7:30 pm Make Enquiry
Ballet Giselle Palais Garnier from 02 May to 01 Jun 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Don Quichotte Opéra Bastille from 10 May to 11 Jun 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Salome Opéra Bastille from 09 to 28 May 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Così fan tutte Palais Garnier from 10 Jun to 09 Jul 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera La Vestale Opéra Bastille from 15 Jun to 11 Jul 2024 Make Enquiry
Ballet Swan Lake Opéra Bastille from 21 Jun to 14 Jul 2024 Make Enquiry
Ballet Bluebeard Palais Garnier from 22 Jun to 14 Jul 2024 Make Enquiry
Opera Ostufer: Wohnblock IV Amphithéâtre Olivier Messiaen from 20 to 22 Jun 2024 Make Enquiry