PARIS GARNIER OPERA HOUSE
Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting the "most famous opera house in the world" - the Paris Opera - Palais Garnier (not to be confused with the Opera Bastille). My friend Michele, said she appreciated the Palace more than the museums. That being said, I took the opportunity to get tickets to the sold out Tokyo Ballet performance which was my last chance to see a performance in the Palais before we leave on June 1. I waited around and fortunately someone showed up with tickets to sell. (The Vintage traveler never walks away from a sold out performance.)
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CHAGALL |
It was an absolutely magnificent experience. By far the best was the ceiling painted by Marc Chagall and spectacular chandelier.
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VIEW FROM MY 12E SEAT |
The other cool thing about this Opera Palais is the activity on the front outside steps - so far I've seen couples dancing to opera music and on other ocassions bands playing. It seems to be quite the meeting place - once again the comment "things are different here" continues to
hold true.
Super cool Sue! A print of the Paris Opera House by Chagall is hanging on Mom's wall. I would love to see it live and in person some day.
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