What is the full name of the Opéra-Comique?
Q: What is the full name of the Opéra-Comique?
A: The full name of the Opéra-Comique is théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique (National Opéra Comic Theatre).
Q: When was the Opéra-Comique company started?
A: The Opéra-Comique company was started in 1714.
Q: What type of operas were performed at the Académie Royale de Musique?
A: At the Académie Royale de Musique, traditional Italian operas were performed.
Q: What type of opera was a French tradition when the Opéras-Comiques began?
A: When the Opérás Comiques began, operas with spoken dialogue between musical numbers was a French tradition.
Q: What famous opera had its first performance at the Opérá Comíque?
A: Bizet's Carmen had its first performance at the Opérá Comíque on 3 March 1875 and Debussy's only opera, Pelléas et Mélisande, on 30 April 1902. Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust was also first performed there on 6 December 1846.
Q: How many buildings have been used for performances by this opera house and company over its three centuries in existence?
A: Over its three centuries in existence, there have been three different buildings used for performances by this opera house and company - two previous buildings were burnt down in 1838 and 1887 while present building was built in 1898.
