Opera Municipal

Local nameOpéra de Marseille
Location1st arrondissement of Marseille, France

The Opéra de Marseille, known today as the Opéra Municipal, is an opera company located in Marseille, France. In 1685, the city was the second in France after Bordeaux to have an opera house which was erected on a tennis court.

However, the first real theatre, the Grand-Théâtre or Salle Bauveau was constructed in 1787. During its period of great opulence following the Revolution, it was the site of many major opera presentations, including Verdi’s Rigoletto and Il Trovatore in 1860 and performances in 1866 of Lucia di Lammermoor and Il Barbiere di Siviglia by the famous soprano, Adelina Patti. Also, French premieres of major operatic works were given in the theatre: these include Aida, La Fanciulla del West, and an historic performance by Dame Nellie Melba in Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet in 1890. Some years following the installation of electricity, in November 1919 a fire destroyed the 18th century theatre, leaving only its shell and an exterior stone colonnade.

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Opening hours

Box office:
Tue - Sat: 10 am - 5.30 pm

Admission

Ticket prices vary from performance to performance, please, check the official website.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opéra_de_Marseille

Official Website http://opera.marseille.fr/

Twitter https://twitter.com/operamarseille

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Opera-de-Marseille-525373950897592/

Email contact-opera@mairie-marseille.fr

Phone +33 4 91 55 14 99

Address Rue Molière 2, 13001 Marseille, France

Coordinates 43°17'36.088" N 5°22'33.156" E

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