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Montpellier Opera Houses
Summary
The Comedie Opera House
In the middle of the 18th century, when the curtain of the past was raised, Montpellier was to all a charming city and above all, an intellectual city, but it didn't have a theatre. And yet there was a real thirst for shows and productions! The Duke of Richelieu, governor of the city, entrusted Jacques-Philippe Maréchal with this project. The theatre was inaugurated on 1st October 1888: an auditorium replete with gold and light, featuring 1,600 seats covered in red velvet. Today, the Montpellier Opera House is a centre for the lyrical arts in France.
In the middle of the 18th century, when the curtain of the past was raised, Montpellier was to all a charming city and above all, an intellectual city, but it didn't have a theatre. And yet there was a real thirst for shows and productions! The Duke of Richelieu, governor of the city, entrusted Jacques-Philippe Maréchal with this project. The theatre was inaugurated on 1st October 1888: an auditorium replete with gold and light, featuring 1,600 seats covered in red velvet. Today, the Montpellier Opera House is a centre for the lyrical arts in France.
The Berlioz Opera House
In 1990, Montpellier inaugurated the Berlioz Opera House in the Corum, which was designed by the architect Claude Vasconi. The theatre features 2,010 seats and an enormous open stage 20 metres deep. The Opera House is built on anti-vibration springs and its ceiling is made of removable wood - it can host an orchestra of 80. The tour will take you behind the scenes of the Opera.
In the middle of the 18th century, when the curtain of the past was raised, Montpellier was to all a "charming city and above all, an intellectual city, but it didn't have a theatre. And yet there was a real thirst for shows and productions! The Duke of Richelieu, governor of the city, entrusted Jacques-Philippe "Maréchal with this project. The theatre was inaugurated on 1st October 1888: an auditorium replete with gold and light, featuring 1,600 seats covered in red velvet. Today, the Montpellier Opera House is a centre for the lyrical arts in France.
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