Versailles, France
3 Place Léon Gambetta
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+33130837889
Impressive that Louie XIV built an opera house within his palace just for himself. Not many people's houses are big enough to just \add\ an opera house to your humble abode. This opera house spared no expenses to depict opulence and the enjoyment of opera. I noticed that the stage was as deep as the audience seating, which is not the case in normal theaters. In regular theaters, you want to maximize the audience seating so you can sell more tickets, and the actual stage is narrow and \just for show\. Here in the Palace of Versailles, there are no ticket quotas or pressure to fill the seats, so they built a stage as long and deep as the other half of audience seating, giving them the illusion that they are looking into long corridors of the palace.
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Amazingly picturesque place. I could have spent hours in there, and having just found out that shows are run at the Opera House in Versailles, it makes me want to plan a trip around watching something in that beautiful hall. Absolutely breathtaking.
Fantastic place to enjoy Operas and plays (in French though). You feel as if you were sitting with the King 300 years ago. Look at the program and do not hesitate the buy a seat. It is well worth it.
Wonderful theater. Good view from every seats. And of course it's part of the Palace of Versaille!
Oh, this place... I remember I thought I was dreaming when I came here. I could not believe how beautiful is this.
One of the most beautiful Opera in the world. The Opera is very different from others because it was built for the King Louis XIV and his closest friends : there is only 600 places and should be compared to Palais Garnier (1979) or Bastille (2745).
Breathtaking experience. The setting is exquisite, the staff is kind and efficient, the organization perfectly smooth. Had a wonderful night, hoping to come back as soon as possible.
Not the best experience to enter the opera house. Unlike other major opera houses across Europe, you are not greeted with fancy decorated hallway/lobby. Instead, you are forced to squeezed in with group tourists for the palace through a tiny door, and line up for the same security check. However, once you enter the opera only area, the staff are very well organized. We were guided nicely into our seats. Which makes up the bad experience on the entry part. The opera house itself is stunning, but on the smaller side.
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