Royal Opera of Versailles [Versailles]
type: Item
label: Koninklijke Opera @nl
label: Opéra reale di Versailles @it
label: Ópera real de Versalles @es
description: Theatre building in Versailles, France, opened in 1760
description: Versailles @nl
alternative label: Royal Opera of Versailles
EUTA building identifier: 553
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: France
City: Versailles
GPS: Point(2.1227 48.806)
Wikidata source: Q1796145
opening date: 1770-05-16T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1760-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 370253.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 370254.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 370255.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
theatrEurope table: HST_0038
context: Bühnentechnik nicht mehr rekonstruirbar, Untermaschinerie verbat, Obermaschinerie existiert nicht mehr. La salle « a été restaurée entre 1952 et 1957. On a alors délibérément sacrifié la cage de scène bien que toute la machinerie du XVIIIe ait été intacte. Cette fois, on a profité des travaux pour dégager les locaux techniques et remettre en état les cinq étages de dessous de scène. On compte sur le mécénat pour les 1,5 million de restauration de la machinerie », dit ­Frédéric Didier, architecte en chef des monuments historiques.
context: Die Untermaschinerie ist irreparabel verbaut. Stage machinery in restoration?
Capacity: 800
Web: opera-royal
time frame: Baroque
Wikidata instance: Q4240267
Carthalia ID: 1431
Canon media text property: Canon media text property
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1769-1770 as Opéra Royal by Ange-Jacques Gabriel for King Louis XV, based on an existing 17th century building by François Mansart. Opened 16 May 1770 with Lully's Persée during the wedding festivities of Prince Louis (the future King Louis XVI) and the Austrian archduchesse Marie-Antoinette. 712 seats (largest theatre in France at the time of the opening). Closed during the French Revolution in 1789. 1837 revived by King Louis-Philippe, re-decoration of auditorium. Re-opened with Molière's Le Misanthrope. Subsequently used occasionally for opera and drama performances. 1871 converted into a parliament hall by Edmond de Joly. 1871-1876 used as parliament by the Assemblée nationale. 1876-1879 used as parliament by the Senat. 1952-1957 major restoration to the original 1770 plans. Re-opened 9 April 1957 with Act II of Rameau's Les Indes Galantes. Used for special gala performances, performances of the Mai de Versailles festival, and opera performances by the Centre de Musiqe Baroque, Paris. 800 seats.