Open on July 14th, 1989 to coïncide with the bicentennial celebration of the storming of the Bastille, the Opéra Bastille is one of the most modern and controversial opera houses in Europe. Carlos Ott’s imposing building with its massive curved glass front is a notable break with the Opéra Garnier. The main auditorium, functionnal and modern seats an audience of 2.700. With its five moveable stages, this opera house is a masterpiece of technological wizardry. Production features classis and odern operas, and its interpretations are often avant-garde. There are also occasional dance performances. The house includes two smaller spaces : the Auditorium (500 seats) and the Studio (200 seats) for smaller-scale events.

Day and Nightlife
The most famous bals musette,"The Balajo", rue de Lappe, was founded by Jo de France, who introduced glitter and spectacle into what were then seedy gangster dives, and brought Parisians from the other side of the city to savour the rue de Lappe lowlife.
The rue de Lappe can still be as dodgy a place to be at night as it was in prewar days. The bouncers at clubs like the Chapelle des Lombards, and at Balajo itself, the heavy drug scene and the uneasy mix of local residents have taken the soul away from a street that ten years ago deserved the special affection that Parisians of all sorts gave it.


Address
Opéra Bastille: Place de la Bastille Paris 12

How to get there
Metro line 1,5 or 8 : Bastille

Informations, hours, entrance fees & acces map.
http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/

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