The Bastille Opera is located in Paris and is the main stage of the Opéra national de Paris, the other stage being the smaller baroque theater Palais Garnier.
The Bastille Opera was inaugurated in 1989, designed by Carlos Ott and is one of the biggest stages of Europe with 2723 seats. Opinions on the design as well as the acoustics are varied.
Intendant of the Opéra national de Paris is Nicolas Joel (2009-).Philippe Jordan is music director (2009-).
New productions are generally modern and inventive, but virtually always stylish.
Robert Carsen´s aesthetics seem to have been accepted by Parisians and he has created numerous successful productions for the Bastille Opera such as Lohengrin, Rusalka, Tannhäuser and Contes d´Hoffmann.
Other stylish directors at the Bastille Opera include Gilbert Deflo (L´amour de trois oranges, Ballo di maschera, Manon), André Engel (Cardillac) and the extremely stylistic Robert Wilson (Die Frau Ohne Schatten). Also anti-aesthetics as Marthaler (Wozzeck) have appeared here and recently Krysztof Warlikowski (Makropoulos Case, Parsifal). The company scored a major artistic success with Peter Sellars production of Tristan and Isolde (with sets by Bill Viola) in 2008.
Practical information:
Paris Bastille Opera website, including season schedule, on-line ticket sale etc.
Tickets are not exactly cheap, but relatively easy to come by and may be ordered via the company website. Standing room spaces are relatively good value located at the rear of the auditorium, available 90 minutes before performance start. The outline of the auditorium (see below) results in unrestricted visibility from all seats (as the auditorium is one of the largest in Europe, binoculars may come in handy for those on the third balcony).
The Paris Bastille Opera is ocated at the Place de Bastille, in the middle of Paris.
The Bastille Opera was inaugurated in 1989, designed by Carlos Ott and is one of the biggest stages of Europe with 2723 seats. Opinions on the design as well as the acoustics are varied.
Intendant of the Opéra national de Paris is Nicolas Joel (2009-).Philippe Jordan is music director (2009-).
New productions are generally modern and inventive, but virtually always stylish.
Robert Carsen´s aesthetics seem to have been accepted by Parisians and he has created numerous successful productions for the Bastille Opera such as Lohengrin, Rusalka, Tannhäuser and Contes d´Hoffmann.
Other stylish directors at the Bastille Opera include Gilbert Deflo (L´amour de trois oranges, Ballo di maschera, Manon), André Engel (Cardillac) and the extremely stylistic Robert Wilson (Die Frau Ohne Schatten). Also anti-aesthetics as Marthaler (Wozzeck) have appeared here and recently Krysztof Warlikowski (Makropoulos Case, Parsifal). The company scored a major artistic success with Peter Sellars production of Tristan and Isolde (with sets by Bill Viola) in 2008.
Practical information:
Paris Bastille Opera website, including season schedule, on-line ticket sale etc.
Tickets are not exactly cheap, but relatively easy to come by and may be ordered via the company website. Standing room spaces are relatively good value located at the rear of the auditorium, available 90 minutes before performance start. The outline of the auditorium (see below) results in unrestricted visibility from all seats (as the auditorium is one of the largest in Europe, binoculars may come in handy for those on the third balcony).
The Paris Bastille Opera is ocated at the Place de Bastille, in the middle of Paris.
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