Why visit? One of France's oldest theaters (founded in 1680) and the country's only permanent troupe. Its history is intimately linked to Molière. Visit: Guided tours are available, exploring ...

"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until ...

Filming will begin this summer at the world famous Palais Garnier opera house, or Opéra Garnier ... which SND released theatrically in France with success. Emerging French-Italian actress ...

A British couple have been found dead at a house in rural southwest France. Investigators are reportedly looking at whether they were killed during a burglary but all lines of inquiry are said to ...

As for more off-the-beaten-path experiences, Cunningham recommends a guided tour of the Palais Garnier, the most famous opera house in the city: “It’s a very brief visit that doesn’t take ...

The architect meant for it to house important documents like the Constitution ... 2.There's an underground "lake" below the Palais Garnier that served as the inspiration for The Phantom of the Opera.

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Sniff out this beautiful museum in Paris’s Opéra Garnier neighbourhood, and you’ll discover a mind-bogglingly-wide range of olfactory items from the archives of the Fragonard perfume house ... to the ...

“Fin de l’Opera,” he wrote on the last page. Then the composer — a Black American, living in exile in France, and about 60 years old — took his pen and signed his name with panache.