Opéra-Comique

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Opéra-Comique is a historic Parisian opera house and company known for staging French operas that combine spoken dialogue with music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution
opera company
opera house
alsoKnownAs Salle Favart
Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique
linked to: Opéra-Comique
architectOfCurrentBuilding Louis Bernier
artForm opera
buildingDestroyedBy fire in 1887
characteristic spoken dialogue alternating with music
country France
currentBuildingCompletedIn 1898
earlierBuildingOpenedIn 1783
focus French operatic repertoire
foundedBy Alain-René Lesage
Louis Fuzelier
foundedIn 1714
genreSpecialization French opera
opéra comique
hasBuildingName Salle Favart
hasChorus Chœur de l’Opéra-Comique
hasOrchestra Orchestre de l’Opéra-Comique
hasSeatingCapacityApprox 1200
hasType repertory theatre
hasWebsite https://www.opera-comique.com
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
languageOfPerformance French
locatedIn 2nd arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Place Boieldieu
namedAfter the genre opéra comique
notablePremiere Carmen
Lakmé
Manon
Pelléas et Mélisande
ownedBy French state
linked to: France
partOf Parisian musical life
predecessorBuildingCompletedIn 1840
premieredWorkBy Claude Debussy
Georges Bizet
Jules Massenet
Léo Delibes
publicTransitAccess Opéra metro station
Richelieu–Drouot metro station
significance major venue for premieres of French operas
status national opera company
state-supported theatre
typicalWorkFeature musical numbers separated by spoken dialogue

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La voix humaine premiereLocation Opéra-Comique
La voix humaine commissionedBy Opéra-Comique
9th arrondissement of Paris contains Opéra-Comique
Théâtre Feydeau mergedInto Opéra-Comique
Opéra-Comique alsoKnownAs Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Salle Favart operatedBy Opéra-Comique
Salle Favart homeOf Opéra-Comique
Salle Favart residentCompany Opéra-Comique
Salle Favart alsoKnownAs Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Opéra-Comique nativeName Opéra-Comique
subject linked to: Opéra-Comique, Paris, France
Micaëla premieredAt Opéra-Comique in Paris
linked to: Opéra-Comique
2nd arrondissement of Paris contains Opéra-Comique
L’heure espagnole firstRunTheatre Opéra-Comique
Pelléas et Mélisande premierePlace Opéra-Comique
Léo Delibes employer Opéra-Comique
Mireille revisedVersionPremiereTheatre Opéra-Comique
Grands Boulevards hasCulturalVenue Opéra-Comique
Mignon premierePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Mignon revisedVersionPremierePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Louis Fuzelier wroteFor Opéra-Comique
Chœur de l’Opéra-Comique employer Opéra-Comique
Richelieu–Drouot near Opéra-Comique
Charles-Simon Favart employer Opéra-Comique
Place Boieldieu hasPart Opéra-Comique
Place Boieldieu hasLandmark Opéra-Comique
Place Boieldieu hasHeritageBuilding Opéra-Comique
Place Boieldieu hasTouristAttraction Opéra-Comique
Lakmé premierePlace Opéra-Comique
Lakmé commissionedBy Opéra-Comique
Orchestre de l’Opéra-Comique associatedWith Opéra-Comique (Paris)
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Orchestre de l’Opéra-Comique basedIn Opéra-Comique theatre
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Louise premiereLocation Opéra-Comique
Les Contes d’Hoffmann firstPerformancePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Fortunio firstPerformancePlace Opéra-Comique
Le Toréador premiereTheatre Opéra-Comique
Le Toréador firstPerformedByCompany Opéra-Comique company
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Le Pré aux clercs premiereLocation Opéra-Comique
Le Pré aux clercs premiereTheatreCompany Opéra-Comique company
linked to: Opéra-Comique
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau premierePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris
linked to: Opéra-Comique
La Basoche firstPerformancePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris
linked to: Opéra-Comique
La Basoche originalTheatreCompany Opéra-Comique