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L’Opéra Garnier, ou Palais Garnier, est un des édifices structurants du 9e arrondissement de Paris et du paysage de la capitale française. Situé à l'extrémité de l'avenue de l'Opéra, près de la station de métro du même nom, l'édifice s'impose comme un monument particulièrement représentatif de l'architecture éclectique et du style historiciste de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle et s'inscrit dans la continuité des transformations de Paris menées à bien par Napoléon III et le préfet Haussmann.

 

Cette construction a longtemps été appelée l'« Opéra de Paris », mais depuis l'ouverture de l'Opéra Bastille en 1989, on la désigne par le seul nom de son auteur : Charles Garnier. Les deux sites sont aujourd'hui regroupés au sein de l'établissement public, industriel et commercial de l'« Opéra de Paris ».

 

Le Palais Garnier fait l’objet d’un classement au titre des monuments historiques depuis le 16 octobre 1923. The Palais Garnier (pronounced: [palɛ ɡaʁnje]) is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier. The theatre is also often referred to as the Opéra Garnier, and historically was known as the Opéra de Paris or simply the Opéra,[7] as it was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the Opéra Bastille opened at the Place de la Bastille.[8] The Paris Opera now mainly uses the Palais Garnier for ballet.

 

The Palais Garnier is probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica."[9] This is at least partly due to its use as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and, especially, the novel's subsequent adaptations in films and Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular 1986 musical.[9] Another contributing factor is that among the buildings constructed in Paris during the Second Empire, besides being the most expensive,[10] it has been described as the only one that is "unquestionably a masterpiece of the first rank."[11] This opinion is far from unanimous however: the 20th-century French architect Le Corbusier once described it as "a lying art" and contended that the "Garnier movement is a décor of the grave".[12]

 

The Palais Garnier also houses the Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera Library-Museum). Although the Library-Museum is no longer managed by the Opera and is part of the Bibliothèque nationale de France,[13] the museum is included in unaccompanied tours of the Palais Garnier.[14]

ARTIST: Maria Callas

The Philharmonia orch. cond. by Serafin

TITLE: Puccini - Operatic Arias

COMPOSERS: Puccini

YEAR: ca 1964

LABEL: Columbia EP SEL 1546

PHOTO: Angus McBean

COUNTRY: UK

BOUGHT: 7.9.2008 - Flee Market 1 €

GENRE: Opera

FORMAT: 17 cm EP (7")

RECORD BEFORE THIS: Albert W. Ketelbey: In A Monastery Garden

RECORD AFTER THIS: 101 Strings: The Instrumental Collection

 

4 tracks:

1. Un bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly)

2. In quelle trine morgide (Manon Lescaut)

side 2

3. Si mi chiamano Mimi (La Boheme)

4. O mio babbino caro (Gianni Shicchi)

 

Just wanted to hear her legendary voice.

- bought at a flee market.

 

today at the Opera House sunrise,

The Opera House seen from the opposite side of the Harbor

Le premier casino fut construit à la demande de Napoléon III en 1864-1865 par l'architecte Charles Badger, architecte de la Compagnie fermière de Vichy. Il est inauguré le 2 juillet 1865. Étendu au début du xxe siècle, à l'emplacement du kiosque à musique de 1866, celui est déplacé sur la place de la République (il sera détruit en 1935 pour la construction de la Poste). Aïda, de Verdi, était le premier opéra donné en inauguration du théâtre. Inauguré d'abord le 2 juin 1901, l'intégralité de cet édifice ne le sera que le 31 mars 1903, après l'achèvement des décorations intérieures de l'opéra, avec l'appui des architectes français Charles Le Cœur et belge Lucien Woog.

 

La salle, de style Art nouveau, d'une capacité de 1 482 sièges, est décorée par le peintre polonais Léon Rudnicki. La voûte de la coupole du dôme est ornée de visages d'artistes : Sarah Bernhardt, Réjane, Coquelin, Cléo de Mérode, Mounet-Sully. Les ferronneries, les trois portes, balustrades et rampes, sont d'Émile Robert.

 

Les masques sont du sculpteur Pierre Seguin.

 

L'édifice est inscrit aux monuments historiques le 13 août 1991, notamment pour le hall d'entrée et la grande galerie et classé le 18 mars 1996 pour la salle du théâtre avec les galeries et le vestibule, les salles et les déambulatoires de l'ancienne salle de jeux.

 

Ce monument est le seul théâtre de style « Art nouveau » en France. Vichy était connue entre 1901 et 1964 sous le nom de « capitale d'été de la musique ».

 

Dans les années 1930, plus de 90 représentations étaient données chaque été. En juillet 1940, le gouvernement Pétain s'installe à Vichy et la salle de l'opéra est le théâtre du vote des pleins pouvoirs par les parlementaires.

 

Dans la seconde moitié du xxe siècle, outre le déclin du thermalisme et donc des visiteurs, l'activité de l'opéra va aussi diminuer, avec la disparition des orchestres et des troupes en résidence.

 

Un incendie ravage l'opéra en 1986. La ville de Vichy acquiert l'édifice l'année suivante et le restaure en 1995, profitant des travaux pour installer le chauffage dans l'opéra et ainsi permettre d'ouvrir une saison d'hiver.

Performance of Offenbach's 'La belle Helene' by the orchestra, choir and ballet of the Kraków Opera. Kraków, Poland

1929, Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. The 1987 CME Center next door seems to have been designed to mimic the symmetry of the Art Deco opera house.

Grupo de teatro de Funcionarios de la UCSC.

Dirección: Leonardo Iturra.

 

Jueves 18 de diciembre, 2014.

Centro de Extensión UCSC.

Bronze wearing Aria from Sandra Stillwell Presents

The new Norwegian Opera in bad weather

‘Ópera’ Fernando Torres © 2010

Concorde Opera Hotel's sparkly lobby

Paris Opéra grand stairway | Officially called le Palais Garnier. | June 25, 2016 | Canon EOS 5D Mark III | ¹⁄₁₅ sec at f/6.3 2000

Opera Square, Makola Accra

Sydney opera house on Australia day. Can you spot the tall ships racing...click to enlarge

 

Taken from the Harbour bridge.

 

I took several pictures of the harbour area - click to view

 

copyright Joe Hale 2006

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beautiful since 2003 - SHOT IT!

 

Caldarian Hub “Jita” system

 

in-game camera control allows >

freecam > [look-at]+right click,

fov > right click + [move mouse] [then] right click + left click +

[move mouse],

hide ui > ctrl+F9

 

(deadendthrills.com/gallery/?gid=25 by Duncan :-) remember?)

Música del 5 al 9 de març de 2012

From the Opera Comique in 1925 ~ an advertisement from Rigaud Parfumeur of 16, Rue de la Paix, Paris.

 

In 1914 Henri Rigaud had became sole proprietor of the business and named it simply “Rigaud.” For the occasion, he launched the famous perfume “Un Air Embaumé.”

 

To illustrate the advertisements, the photographer Mady’s portrayed Mlle Fabrice kneeling respectfully before a perfume bottle.

九皇大帝庆祝典礼, Nine Emperor Gods Festival,

新赛凤,Sin Sai Hong, (hundred years old opera troupe)

后港斗母宫,Hougang Dou Mu Gong, Singapore.

Single RAW File, Post processed with Photoshop CS3.

 

Hougang Dou Mu Gong 后港斗母宫 is probably one of the oldest temple dedicated to Dou Mu 斗母and Jiu Wang Da Di 九王大帝(Nine Emperor Gods). Situated at Upper Serangoon Road, close to the Yio Chu Kang Road, this temple comes "alive" from the first to the ninth day of the 9th Lunar Month each year.

 

Traditionally, this temple would go to Kuala Lumpur to receive the "Xiang Huo" and to Serangoon River to receive the Nine Emperor Gods. For devotees involved in the events of these Nine Days, they have to go on vegetarian diet.

 

Nine Emperor Gods Festival

18th - 26th October, 2009

9th moon 1st to 9th day

(Chinese Lunar Calendar)

 

九皇大帝圣诞千秋

2009年10月18日到26日

农历九月初一到初九

 

Legend of the Nine Emperor Gods

 

The Nine Emperor Gods (called “Jiu Wang Ye 九王爷” in Singapore and Malaysia) actually refer to the “Jiu Huang Da Di 九皇大帝” (The Nine Great Emperors) in the Taoist deities system (Taoist Patheon).

 

The birth of the Nine Emperors happened to be on the 9th of September in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, and this day was often celebrated as the festival of “Jiu Huang 九皇” by the Taoist in Singapore and Malaysia.

 

The Nine Emperor Gods are very often known as “Bei Dou Jiu Xing 北斗九星” (9 North Star Plough Gods), since they are Gods of the stars or planets. Their mother, “Dou Mu Yuan Jun 斗母元君” (Mother North Star), is also the Mother of Stars.

 

The Nine Emperor Gods consist of the following:

 

1. “Gou Chen Tian Huang Da Di 勾陈天皇大帝” (Vega Star)

 

2. “Bei Ji Zhi Wei Da Di 北极紫微大帝” (Polaris Star)

 

3. The 7 Northern Constellation Stars (called “Bei Dou Qi Xing 北斗七星”):

a. “Tan Lang 贪狼”

b. “Ju Meng 巨门”

c. “Lu Chun 禄存”

d. “Wen Qu 文曲”

e. “Lian Zhen 廉贞”

f. “Wu Qu 武曲”

g. “Po Jun 破军”

 

The origin of the Nine Emperor Gods can be traced back to the Taoist worship of the Northern constellation during Qin and Han Dynasty (北斗崇祀). Actually, the observation and worshipping of stars had already been present among the public before Taoism was founded during Han Dynasty.

 

As Taoism was developed during Han Dynasty, it began to absorb this practice of worshipping the stars and began to deitify them as Gods.

 

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day! Will try to catch up asap!

 

HDR set I Digital Blending set I Panorama set I 九皇大帝庆祝典礼 Nine Emperor Gods Festival I 百年戏班 ~ 《新赛凤》 Sin Sai Hong, (hundred years old opera troupe)

Fall Opera Class of 2014. Photo by Breanne Pierce

Masks depicting various characters and styles of Chinese Opera, at the Chinese section of the Asian Civilisations Museum

More from around Paris this last week. These are the interiors of the Palais Garnier Paris Opera House

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