Synopsis
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Inspired by Abbé Prévost’s mythical heroes, in L'histoire de Manon Kenneth MacMillan expresses his fascination for dramatic subjects and characters who have fallen from grace. Faithful to the plot of the celebrated 18th century novel, he reiterates the tragic story of this sensual yet ingenuous character, both victim of and responsible for her fate. In Regency Paris, bourgeois society revels in luxury and easy pleasures. Carried away on this hedonistic whirlwind, Manon cannot resist temptation, bringing the faithful Des Grieux down with her in her fall. The choreography is constructed on a mosaic of extracts from music by Massenet, providing all the theatricality, freshness and romanticism demanded by this great danced fresco. Crowded ballroom scenes give way to sublime pas de deux until the ballet’s tragic end.
Duration : 2h35 with 2 intervals
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Opening
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First part 45 min
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Intermission 20 min
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Second part 45 min
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Intermission 20 min
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Third part 25 min
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End
Artists
Ballet in three acts
After L’Abbé Prévost L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
Creative team
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Kenneth MacMillan Choreography (1929-1992) -
Jules Massenet Music (1842‑1912) -
Pierre Dumoussaud Conductor -
Martin Yates Arrangements and orchestration -
Kenneth MacMillan Director -
Nicholas Georgiadis Set design and Costume design -
John B. Read Lighting design
Cast
- Monday 19 June 2023 at 19:30
- Tuesday 20 June 2023 at 19:30
- Wednesday 21 June 2023 at 19:30
- Thursday 22 June 2023 at 19:30
- Friday 23 June 2023 at 19:30
- Saturday 24 June 2023 at 19:30
- Tuesday 27 June 2023 at 19:30
- Wednesday 28 June 2023 at 19:30
- Thursday 29 June 2023 at 19:30
- Friday 30 June 2023 at 19:30
- Saturday 01 July 2023 at 19:30
- Tuesday 04 July 2023 at 19:30
- Wednesday 05 July 2023 at 19:30
- Thursday 06 July 2023 at 19:30
- Friday 07 July 2023 at 19:30
- Saturday 08 July 2023 at 19:30
- Sunday 09 July 2023 at 14:30
- Tuesday 11 July 2023 at 19:30
- Wednesday 12 July 2023 at 19:30
- Thursday 13 July 2023 at 19:30
- Saturday 15 July 2023 at 19:30
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Myriam Ould-Braham Manon -
Mathieu Ganio Des Grieux -
Pablo Legasa Lescaut -
Roxane Stojanov La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Dorothée Gilbert Manon -
Hugo Marchand Des Grieux -
Jérémy-Loup Quer Lescaut -
Héloïse Bourdon La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Myriam Ould-Braham Manon -
Mathieu Ganio Des Grieux -
Pablo Legasa Lescaut -
Roxane Stojanov La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Dorothée Gilbert Manon -
Hugo Marchand Des Grieux -
Jérémy-Loup Quer Lescaut -
Héloïse Bourdon La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Léonore Baulac Manon -
Mathias Heymann Des Grieux -
Antoine Kirscher Lescaut -
Bleuenn Battistoni La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Myriam Ould-Braham Manon -
Mathieu Ganio Des Grieux -
Pablo Legasa Lescaut -
Roxane Stojanov La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Léonore Baulac Manon -
Mathias Heymann Des Grieux -
Antoine Kirscher Lescaut -
Bleuenn Battistoni La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Dorothée Gilbert Manon -
Hugo Marchand Des Grieux -
Jérémy-Loup Quer Lescaut -
Héloïse Bourdon La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Myriam Ould-Braham Manon -
Mathieu Ganio Des Grieux -
Antoine Kirscher Lescaut -
Bleuenn Battistoni La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Dorothée Gilbert Manon -
Hugo Marchand Des Grieux -
Jérémy-Loup Quer Lescaut -
Héloïse Bourdon La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Sae Eun Park Manon -
Paul Marque Des Grieux -
Thomas Docquir Lescaut -
Camille Bon La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Dorothée Gilbert Manon -
Hugo Marchand Des Grieux -
Pablo Legasa Lescaut -
Roxane Stojanov La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Ludmila Pagliero Manon -
Marc Moreau Des Grieux -
Francesco Mura Lescaut -
Silvia Saint-Martin La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Sae Eun Park Manon -
Paul Marque Des Grieux -
Thomas Docquir Lescaut -
Camille Bon La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Ludmila Pagliero Manon -
Marc Moreau Des Grieux -
Francesco Mura Lescaut -
Silvia Saint-Martin La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Amandine Albisson Manon -
Guillaume Diop Des Grieux -
Pablo Legasa Lescaut -
Célia Drouy La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Léonore Baulac Manon -
Mathias Heymann Des Grieux -
Andrea Sarri Lescaut -
Naïs Duboscq La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Sae Eun Park Manon -
Marc Moreau Des Grieux -
Francesco Mura Lescaut -
Silvia Saint-Martin La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Amandine Albisson Manon -
Guillaume Diop Des Grieux -
Pablo Legasa Lescaut -
Célia Drouy La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Léonore Baulac Manon -
Mathias Heymann Des Grieux -
Andrea Sarri Lescaut -
Naïs Duboscq La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
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Ludmila Pagliero Manon -
Marc Moreau Des Grieux -
Francesco Mura Lescaut -
Silvia Saint-Martin La Maîtresse de Lescaut
Latest update 11 July 2023, cast is likely to change.
Les Étoiles, les Premières Danseuses, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
Media
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Draw-me L'Histoire de Manon
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Love as condemnation: Léonore Baulac, Xavier Ronze et Vessela Pelovska about L’Histoire de Manon
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Pablo Legasa, Florimond Lorieux © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Pablo Legasa © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Pablo Legasa, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Arthus Raveau © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Myriam Ould-Braham, Mathieu Ganio © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Marine Ganio, Eléonore Guérineau © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Jérémy-Loup Quer © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Jérémy-Loup Quer © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Héloïse Bourdon, Jérémy-Loup Quer © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Fabien Révillon, Nicola Di Vico, Antonio Conforti © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Dorothée Gilbert, Hugo Marchand, Alexander Maryianowski © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Camille Bon © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Thomas Docquir © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Thomas Docquir © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Sae Eun Park, Thomas Docquir © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Sae Eun Park, Florimond Lorieux © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Sae Eun Park, Paul Marque © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Sae Eun Park, Paul Marque © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Camille Bon © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Sae Eun Park, Florimond Lorieux © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Sae Eun Park, Paul Marque © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Sae Eun Park, Paul Marque © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Sae Eun Park, Paul Marque © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Francesco Mura © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Francesco Mura, Nikolaus Tudorin © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Silvia Saint-Martin © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Silvia Saint-Martin © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Grégory Dominiak, Ludmila Pagliero, Francesco Mura © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Ludmila Pagliero, Grégory Dominiak, Laure-Adélaïde Boucaud © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Ludmila Pagliero, Marc Moreau © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Ludmila Pagliero, Francesco Mura, Grégory Dominiak © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Ludmila Pagliero, Samuel Bray © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Ludmila Pagliero, Marc Moreau © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Ludmila Pagliero, Marc Moreau © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Amandine Albisson, Guillaume Diop © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Amandine Albisson, Guillaume Diop © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Amandine Albisson, Guillaume Diop © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Amandine Albisson, Guillaume Diop © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Célia Drouy © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Célia Drouy © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Amandine Albisson, Grégory Dominiak © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Amandine Albisson, Grégory Dominiak © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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L'Histoire de Manon (season 22/23) - Amandine Albisson, Guillaume Diop © Svetlana Loboff / OnP
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Palais Garnier
Place de l'Opéra
75009 Paris
Public transport
Underground Opéra (lignes 3, 7 et 8), Chaussée d’Antin (lignes 7 et 9), Madeleine (lignes 8 et 14), Auber (RER A)
Bus 20, 21, 27, 29, 32, 45, 52, 66, 68, 95, N15, N16
Calculate my route-
Cloakrooms
Free cloakrooms are at your disposal. The comprehensive list of prohibited items is available here.
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Bars
Reservation of drinks and light refreshments for the intervals is possible online up to 24 hours prior to your visit, or at the bars before each performance.
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Restaurant
CoCo is open every day from 12:00 pm to 2:00 am. More information on coco-paris.com or at +33 1 42 68 86 80 (reservations).
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Boutiques
A selection of works and items are available on our various boutiques: Online store and the Palais Garnier Shop.
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Last-minute tickets
€10 for seats with a limited view of the stage and special reduced rates are available.
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Parking
You can park your car at the Q-Park Edouard VII. It is located at Rue Bruno Coquatrix 75009 Paris (in front of 23 Rue de Caumartin).
At the Palais Garnier, buy €10 tickets for seats in the 6th category (very limited visibility, two tickets maximum per person) on the day of the performance at the Box offices.
In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:
- €25 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
- €40 tickets for senior citizens over 65
Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.
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- Every day from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and until performances end
- Get in from Place de l’Opéra or from within the theatre’s public areas
- For more information: +33 1 53 43 03 97
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