Salle Le Peletier facts for kids

Painting of the Grande Salle of the theatre during a performance of a ballet (1864)

The Salle Le Peletier (sometimes referred to as the Salle de la rue Le Peletier or the Opéra Le Peletier) was the home of the Paris Opera from 1821 until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873. The theatre was designed and constructed by the architect François Debret on the site of the former Hôtel de Choiseul. Due to the many changes in government and management during the theatre's existence, it had a number of different official names, the most important of which were: Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique (1821–1848), Opéra-Théâtre de la Nation (1848–1850), Théâtre de l'Académie Nationale de Musique (1850–1852), Théâtre de l'Académie Impériale de Musique (1852–1854), Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra (1854–1870), and Théâtre National de l'Opéra (1870–1873).

Images for kids

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  The Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique, the official title of the Paris Opera ca. 1821
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  Performance of Charles-Simon Catel's opera Les bayadères for the inauguration of the Paris Opera's Salle Le Peletier on 16 August 1821

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  Fire of 29 October 1873
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  Perspective view of the fire
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  After the fire
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  Perspective view of the façade on the Rue Le Peletier (ca. 1870)
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  Lithograph of the Grande Salle (1854)
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  Site plan, floor plan, and interior perspective view (1822)
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  The backstage area (ca. 1840)