Placecomédie©ot3m MinOutside, inside, on the courtyard side or on the garden side, all points of view are equal when admiring the Opéra Comédie. The architect who designed it, Joseph-Marie Cassien-Bernard, was a pupil of Charles Garnier (logically the architect of the Palais Garnier) and it shows.
A so-called Italian-style theatre with an elegant façade, gilding and red velvet, it is both a rich heritage and a unique venue for performances.
As perfect conductors, a stage manager and one of our guides will lead you to discover the great hall, between gilding and velvet armchairs.
Mouldings, paintings, balconies, red armchairs… the magic happens and your eyes don’t know where to turn.
So obviously, such beauty intrigues you.
They explain that the Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Orchestra offers opera productions, symphonic concerts, chamber music concerts, baroque music, world music, concerts and educational activities each season, all of which are divided between the Berlioz Opera House and the Salle Pasteur in the Corum and the two halls of the Opéra Comédie.
To do this, it has an orchestra of 88 musicians and a choir of 32 permanent singers, as well as a unique Junior Opera formation that brings together nearly 170 young people aged 6 to 26.
They also tell us many anecdotes about the Opera and the jobs related to its functioning. A fascinating visit!
So, would you like to visit the backstage?
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