Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin

The Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin c.1790
The Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in 2009

The Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin is a venerable theatre and opera house at 18, Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.

History

It was first built very rapidly in 1781 under the direction of Nicolas Lenoir (17261810) to house the Paris Opéra, whose previous home, the second Salle du Palais-Royal, had burned down on 8 June 1781. The new theatre had a capacity of about 2,000 spectators and included a parterre with the lowest-priced tickets sold only to males who stood throughout the performances, an amphitheatre, and four rows of boxes. The Opéra used the theatre from 27 October 1781 until August 1794.[1][2]

The theatre was destroyed by fire during the Paris Commune of 1871 and replaced in 1873 with a building designed by the architect Oscar de la Chardonnière (d. 1881), who enlisted the aid of the sculptor Jacques-Hyacinthe Chevalier (1825–1895) in the design of the new facade. The new interior was designed by H. Chevalier.[2] With relatively brief interruptions, the theatre has been in continuous operation since.

Premieres

The theatre's other productions have included the ballet Leda, the Swiss Milkmaid (1823) and works by Dany Boon, Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson and Gaston Arman de Caillavet.

References

  1. "Paris" 3: 862, 867. Sadie, Stanley, ed. (1992). The new Grove dictionary of opera (4 volumes). London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-56159-228-9.
  2. 1 2 "Atlantes et cariatides des grands boulevards - Paris.fr" (French).
  3. http://anao.pagesperso-orange.fr/oeuvre/tourmonde.html

See also

External links

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Coordinates: 48°52′8.5″N 2°21′24″E / 48.869028°N 2.35667°E / 48.869028; 2.35667

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