National Opera of Lorraine [Nancy]
type: Item
label: Opéra national de Lorraine @nl
label: Ópera Nacional de Lorena @es
label: National Opera of Lorraine
description: Theatre building in Nancy, France
description: operagebouw in Nancy, Frankrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1607
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: France
City: Nancy
GPS: Point(6.184 48.694)
Wikidata source: Q3354579
opening date: 1919-10-14T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 140973
Capacity: 1014
Web: www.opera-national-lorraine.fr
architectural style: Art Nouveau
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q187653
Carthalia ID: 1335
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1751-1755 by Emmanuel Héré as Hôtel des Fermes for Jean-Francois de la Borde, fermier général (tax collector). From 1805 to 1905, seat of the bishop of Nancy. Converted into a theatre in 1909-1919 after the former theatre (in the similar baroque building that now houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts) had burned down in 1906. Opened 14 Oct 1919 as Théâtre Municipal with Ernest Reyer's opera Sigurd. 1310 seats. Later also known as Grand Théâtre. Used for opera performances by the resident opera company, Opéra National de Lorraine. In 1983 the building was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the ensemble Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy.