Poets have long been drawn to ballet, and not surprisingly, they write about their favorite dancers and ballet companies.

"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.

“House of Bondage: Vintage Prints from the Ernest Cole Family Trust – Part II” is on view at Magnum Gallery through March 29, ...

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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.

Météo France has placed the Île-de-France region on yellow alert for "strong winds". Storm Herminia: Paris and Ile-de-France under yellow alert for strong winds this Tuesday As storm Herminia ...