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Opéra-Comique

Opera company in Paris, France

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Also known as Opera-Comique

Country: France
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Founded: 1715

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The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne. It was also called the Théâtre-Italien up to about 1793, when it again became most commonly known as the Opéra-Comique. The company's official name is Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique, and its theatre, with a capacity of around 1,248 seats, sometimes referred to as the Salle Favart, is located at Place Boïeldieu in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, not far from the Palais Garnier, one of the theatres of the Paris Opéra. The musicians and others associated with the Opéra-Comique have made important contributions to operatic history and tradition in France and to French opera. Its mission is to reconnect with its history and discover its unique repertoire to ensure production and dissemination of operas for the wider public. Mainstays of the repertory at the Opéra-Comique during its history have included works which have each been performed more than 1,000 times by the company: Cavalleria Rusticana, Le chalet, La dame blanche, Le domino noir, La fille du régiment, Lakmé, Manon, Mignon, Les noces de Jeannette, Le pré aux clercs, Tosca, La bohème, Werther and Carmen, the last having been performed more than 2,500 times.

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Located on street: rue Favart house number: 5
Website: opera-comique.com language: French
Director / manager: Olivier Mantei(since 2015)
Field of work: performing arts
Legal form: théâtre national(since 2005)
établissement public national à caractère industriel ou commercial doté d'un comptable public criterion used: legal categories in France
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Location: Salle Favart(since 1898)
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1.Stated in Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique Paris : Répertoire 1762–1972
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Théâtre de la Ville(1887–1898)
Salle Favart II(1840–1887)
Salle de la Bourse(1832–1840)
Salle Ventadour(1829–1832)
Salle Feydeau(1805–1829)
Salle Favart I(1804–1805)
Salle Feydeau(1801–1804)
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Salle Favart I(1783–1801)
Hôtel de Bourgogne(1762–1783)
Maximum capacity: 1,100
Social media followers: 37,028(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 408532388
36,575(March 2, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 408532388
36,126(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 408532388
35,900(April 26, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 408532388
Industry: performing arts criterion used: Nomenclature d'activités française, rév. 2
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Headquarters: Paris
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Official name: THEATRE NATIONAL DE L'OPERA COMIQUE criterion used: company name under French law
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Street address: 1 Place Boieldieu, 75002 Paris, France
Board member: Stéphane Richard
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1.acteurspublics.fr/nomination/stephane-richard-ex-p-d-g-dorange-nomme-president-du-conseil-dadministration-de-lopera-comique/Retrieved 2026-10-18
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