National Opera of Montpellier [Montpellier]
type: Item
label: Opéra national de Montpellier @it
label: National Opera of Montpellier
description: Theatre building in Montpellier, France, opened in 1888
description: evenementenhal in Montpellier, Frankrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1014
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: France
City: Montpellier
GPS: Point(3.8788 43.6079)
Wikidata source: Q968684
opening date: 1888-10-01T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 134179
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q187630
Carthalia ID: 1330
Modern Opera Houses index: Diagram of box-front line, HI. p. 62 ; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62.
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1884-1888 by Joseph Cassien-Bernard as Grand Théâtre, on the site of a previous theatre (built 1755 by Mareschal). Statues by Injalbert. Opened 1 October 1888 with Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. Ca. 1500 seats. The building also contains a concert hall, Salle Molière (400 seats).