PARISOPERA
Paris Opera
The Paris Opera is the primary opera company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the ', and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be known more simply as the . Classical ballet as we know it today arose within the Paris Opera as the Paris Opera Ballet and has remained an integral and important part of the company. Currently called the ', it mainly produces operas at its modern 2700-seat theatre Opéra Bastille which opened in 1989, and ballets and some classical operas at the older 1970-seat Palais Garnier which ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Paris Opera
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