Secrets and charms of the Opera Garnier in Paris

Excursion to the Paris Opera House, which is called the “Grand Opera”, “Opera Garnier” is an opportunity to get almost to the “Looking Glass”, the temple of art among the bustling Paris, ringing with the voices of the whole world. And here I will show you and tell you the history of the construction of the theater, its architectural concept, which the architect of the theater, Charles Garnier, wanted to present. The Paris Theatre, oddly enough, has more “Russian stories” in Europe, since its chronicle is now directly connected with the seasons of Russian ballets by Serge Diaghilev and the period when, again, the style of Russian ballet prevailed under the director of the theater Rudolf Nureyev.

If you come with me to the theater, I assure you that you will never remain indifferent to its rich decor, nor to its less rich history.

I will tell you about the life of the theater in different times, about the famous actors of the theater who made it famous all over the world, about the mores of the aristocracy in the Garnier era, about Russian immigrants who loved the theater and about why Coco Chanel loved to come here and the most famous legend of the theater about the terrible Eric, about whom Gaston Leroux wrote in his book The Phantom of the Opera and whose bed still exists in the theater as a symbol of its secrets. Two or three hours of “journey” into the world of illusions, ballet dancers and theater life will seem to you as one beautiful moment of aesthetic pleasure.