Film
An Opera for an Empire
2021 · 1h 30m · Documentary · History
The epic story of the construction of the legendary Paris Opera House
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Overview
The amazing and epic story of how the Paris Opera House, the Palais Garnier, was built from 1852 to 1870, thanks to the decisive impulse of the French Emperor Napoleon III; a story that is also that of the birth of a golden age for orchestral music, opera and ballet; of the rise of the urban bourgeoisie turned social elite; and of a certain mysterious inhabitant of the darkest corners of a legendary place.
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Crew
- Patrick CabouatWriter · Director
- Stéphane LandowskiWriter
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 23, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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