Paris Opéra plans long closures

Paris Opéra plans long closures

Opera

norman lebrecht

November 01, 2024

Some 200 million Euros are about to be spent on repairing a decaying estate.

Both the Garnier and the Bastille will need to shut for two years.

At present, one will close in July 2027 and the other in July 2030.

But the plans have yet to receive full approval and the budget is terrifying.

 

Comments

  • vadis says:

    Time to raze the Bastille, it is the world’s ugliest opera house, handicap unfriendly, accoustically dead, all good Parisians are invited to storm it again.

  • Nathalie Krafft says:

    Budget qui n’est rien comparé à celui de la rénovation de l’opéra Stuttgart, estimé à 1,5 milliards d’euros !

  • WU says:

    The Garnier is a treasure to behold!

  • Nick2 says:

    I’m all for saving the Palais Garnier, but how long has the Bastille been open? 34 years? How come it has decayed so quickly?

    • David says:

      Yes I’m surprised to hear Bastille will have to close as well. Hopefully they will improve the acoustics. The general experience there is disappointing.

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