Released
An Opera for an Empire
January 23 2021 (about 4 years ago)Rating
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The epic story of the construction of the legendary Paris Opera House
- Director: Patrick Cabouat
- Genres: Documentary, History
- Runtime: 1 h 30 m
- Country: France
- Companies: ARTE, BelAir Media, Opéra National de Paris, FullDawa Films
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.
