- Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe
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- For other theatres with this name, see Odeon
Coordinates: 48°50′58.2″N 2°20′19.5″E / 48.8495°N 2.33875°E
Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe
Facade of the Odéon-Théâtre de l'EuropeAddress 2 rue Corneille, 6th arrondissement of Paris City Paris Architect Pierre Thomas Baraguay Capacity 800 Opened 1782 Reopened 1808 Rebuilt 1819 Previous names Théâtre-Français du Faubourg Saint-Germain (1782-1789)
Théâtre de la Nation (1789-1793)
Théâtre de l'Égalité (1794-1796)
Théâtre de l'Impératrice et Reine (1808-1818)
Second Théâtre-Français (1819-1990)www.theatre-odeon.fr The Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe (formerly the Théâtre de l'Odéon) is one of France's six national theatres.
It is located at 2 rue Corneille in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, next to the Luxembourg Garden. It was originally built between 1779 and 1782, in the garden of the former Hôtel de Condé, to a Neoclassical design by Charles De Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre, originally in order to house the Comédie Française, which, however, preferred to stay at the Théâtre-Français in the Palais Royal. The new theatre was inaugurated by Marie-Antoinette on April 9, 1782.[1] It was there that The Marriage of Figaro play was premiered two years later.
An 1808 reconstruction of the theater designed by Jean Chalgrin (architect of the Arc de Triomphe) was officially named the Théâtre de l'Impératrice, but everyone still called it the Odéon.[2] It burned in 1818.
The third and present structure, designed by Pierre Thomas Baraguay, was opened in September of 1819. In 1990, the theater was given the sobriquet 'Théâtre de l'Europe'. It is a member theater of the Union of the Theatres of Europe.
Access
Located near the metro station: Odéon. References
- Notes
- ^ Culture & History of Odéon Théâtre de l'Europe
- ^ Regarding the name Théâtre de l'Impératrice, see Hemmings 1994, p. 106.
- Sources
- Hemmings, F. W. J. (1994). Theatre and State in France, 1760–1905. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-03472-2 (2006 reprint).
External links
Categories:- 6th arrondissement of Paris
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- 1782 establishments in France
- National theatres
- Terminating vistas in Paris
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