An Opera for an Empire
“The epic story of the construction of the legendary Paris Opera House”
2021•1h 30m•10.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
The amazing and epic story of how the Paris Opera House, the Palais Garnier, was built from 1852 to 1870, thanks to the decisive impulse of the French Emperor Napoleon III; a story that is also that of the birth of a golden age for orchestral music, opera and ballet; of the rise of the urban bourgeoisie turned social elite; and of a certain mysterious inhabitant of the darkest corners of a legendary place.
Director
Patrick Cabouat
Writer
Patrick Cabouat, Stéphane Landowski
Languages
French
Studio
ARTE
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
BelAir Media
Company
Opéra National de Paris
Company
FullDawa Films
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