Retrace the activities of the Paris Opera since its foundation in 1669 at the Library-Museum of the Opera. Gaze up at the huge chandelier that will remind you of a scene from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical version of this classic story. Discover references to Gaston Leroux’ novel The Phantom of the Opera. Scrutinize the frescoes by Marc Chagall that adorn the ceiling of the crescent-shaped auditorium. Climb the marble double staircase to the grand foyer, where a ceiling painting by Paul Baudry portrays music history. Among the highlights is Aimé Millet’s sculpture called Apollo, Poetry and Music.Įmerge through the main entrance and explore an interior covered floor-to-ceiling with glistening ornamentation, mosaics and paintings. Study the elaborate façade and its archways, Corinthian columns, friezes, gilded statues and stone sculptures. Napoleon III commissioned it in the 1860s as part of his renovation of central Paris. This opera house is a true masterpiece designed by Charles Garnier in a blend of the Beaux-Arts and Second Empire styles. Learn about the 300-year-old past of the Paris Opera via art collections, multimedia displays and museum exhibits. Admire the handsome architecture and luxurious interiors of Palais Garnier, the home of this historic French opera company. Treat yourself to an evening of classical entertainment at the Paris Opera (Opéra National de Paris). I’m endeavoring to make this quote by Chagall my mantra.Attend a performance, browse museum exhibits and marvel at the opulent design of one of the world’s most celebrated opera houses. He understood that our head inhibits creativity. How could Chagall have taken something so ordinary like paint (440lbs worth) and turned it into something so extraordinary? Yet I imagine a master like Chagall didn’t waste much time over thinking the artistic process.
As my heart filled with joy my head was busy trying to puzzle it out.
You might have no trouble convincing yourself that what you see is really a HD cinematic trick, but you’d be wrong. The colors are so vibrant they seem to glow. “When Matisse dies,” Picasso said, “Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is.” To see this painting one can’t help but understand what Picasso meant. We were speechless in the midst of one of the most breathtaking works of art I’d ever seen, Chagall’s famous Paris Opera ceiling. As the tour entered a side door we followed, unnoticed, with no idea of where we were headed. Unable to afford the premium tickets that would take us to the performance hall to see the famous work of art, we shadowed an English tour to learn what we could about the monument. We arrived, soaked and chilled, propelled by memories of Phantom of the Opera we’d seen years before. Undaunted, we worked our way through a hefty ‘must see’ list which included Chagall’s painted ceiling at the famous Paris Opera House. My husband and I visited Paris for the first time during an October eons ago where it proceeded to pour rain for the entire week.
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