Opéra-Comique
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Theater building
- Description: opera company in Paris, France
- Also known as: “Opera Comique” and “Opera-Comique”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garnier Opera and École Nationale des Chartes.
Garnier Opera
Theater building
Photo: Peter Rivera, CC BY 2.0.
The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is a historic 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Garnier Opera is situated 460 metres west of Opéra-Comique.
École Nationale des Chartes
College
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The École Nationale des Chartes is a French grande école and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at the National Archives, and later at the Palais de la Sorbonne. École Nationale des Chartes is situated 420 metres south of Opéra-Comique.
Musée Grévin
Museum
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Musée Grévin is a wax museum located on the Grands Boulevards in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on the right bank of the Seine. The Musée Grévin also has a location in Seoul. Musée Grévin Montreal opened in 2013, and closed in 2021. Musée Grévin is situated 320 metres east of Opéra-Comique.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 2nd arrondissement and 9th arrondissement.
2nd arrondissement
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The 2nd arrondissement of Paris is one of the financial centres of Europe, being home to the Bourse and thus the CAC 40 index you hear about in world financial news. Other major activities in the neighbourhood are journalism and fashion.
9th arrondissement
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The 9th arrondissement of Paris is a diverse, "in between" section of the French capital. The Grands Boulevards area of shopping thoroughfares and flagship department stores is to be found in the southern part of the arrondissement.
1st arrondissement
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The centre of contemporary Paris and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the 1st arrondissement is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.
Opéra-Comique
- Categories: opera company, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.87111° or 48° 52′ 16″ northLongitude
2.33784° or 2° 20′ 16″ eastElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Levels
7Open location code
8FW4V8CQ+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 54572719OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
11983711Wikidata ID
Q872222
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Opéra-Comique” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أوبرا-كوميك”
- Armenian: “Օպերա-կոմիկ”
- Armenian: “Օպերա-Կոմիկ”
- Basque: “Opéra-Comique Antzoki Nazionala”
- Belarusian: “Апера-Камік”
- Belarusian: “Нацыянальны тэатр камічнай оперы”
- Catalan: “Opéra Comique”
- Catalan: “Opéra-Comique”
- Catalan: “Teatre Nacional de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Catalan: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Chinese: “喜歌劇院”
- Chinese: “国立喜歌剧院”
- Chinese: “國立喜歌劇院”
- Czech: “Národní divadlo komické opery”
- Czech: “Opéra-Comique”
- Czech: “Théâtre de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Czech: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Danish: “Opera-Comique”
- Danish: “Opéra-Comique”
- Dutch: “Opera-Comique (theater)”
- Dutch: “Opéra-Comique”
- Dutch: “Theatre Nationale de l’Opera-Comique”
- Dutch: “Théâtre Nationale de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اوبيرا كوميك”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Komikoperejo”
- Estonian: “Opéra-Comique”
- Finnish: “Opera-comique”
- Finnish: “Opéra-Comique”
- Finnish: “Paris Opéra-Comique”
- French: “opéra Comique”
- French: “Opéra Comique”
- French: “Opéra-Comique”
- French: “Opéra-Studio”
- French: “théâtre de l’Opéra-Comique”
- French: “théâtre Favart”
- French: “THEATRE NATIONAL DE L’OPERA COMIQUE”
- French: “Théâtre National de l’Opéra Comique”
- French: “théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- French: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- French: “Théâtre Italien” (historical)
- French: “Théâtre Royal Italien” (historical)
- German: “Opera-Comique Paris”
- German: “Opéra-Comique Paris”
- German: “Opera-Comique”
- German: “Opéra-Comique”
- Greek: “Κωμική Όπερα του Παρισιού”
- Greek: “Τεάτρ Νασιονάλ ντε λ‘ Οπερά-Κομίκ”
- Hebrew: “אופרה קומיק”
- Hebrew: “אופרה-קומיק”
- Indonesian: “Opéra-Comique”
- Italian: “Opéra Comique”
- Italian: “Opéra-Comique”
- Italian: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Japanese: “オペラ・コミック劇場”
- Japanese: “オペラ・コミック座”
- Japanese: “オペラ＝コミック劇場”
- Japanese: “オペラ＝コミック座”
- Japanese: “パリ・オペラ＝コミック座管弦楽団”
- Korean: “오페라 코미크”
- Kurdish: “Opéra-Comique”
- Luxembourgish: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Opéra Comique”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Opéra-Comique”
- Norwegian: “Opéra-Comique”
- Picard: “Salle Favart”
- Polish: “Opéra-Comique”
- Portuguese: “Ópera Cômica”
- Portuguese: “Ópera-cômica”
- Portuguese: “Opéra-Comique”
- Portuguese: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Russian: “Opéra-Comique”
- Russian: “Национальный театр комической оперы”
- Russian: “Опера Комик”
- Russian: “Опера-Комик”
- Slovenian: “Opéra-Comique”
- Slovenian: “Opéra-Studio”
- Slovenian: “théâtre de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Slovenian: “théâtre Favart”
- Slovenian: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de la Opera Comica”
- Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de la Opera Cómica”
- Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de la Ópera Cómica”
- Spanish: “Teatro nacional de la Opera Comique”
- Spanish: “Teatro nacional de la Opéra Comique”
- Spanish: “Teatro nacional de la Opera-Comique”
- Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de la Opéra-Comique”
- Spanish: “Theatre national de l’Opera Comique”
- Spanish: “Theatre national de l’Opéra Comique”
- Spanish: “Theâtre national de l’Opera Comique”
- Spanish: “Theâtre national de l’Opéra Comique”
- Spanish: “Théatre national de l’Opéra Comique”
- Spanish: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra Comique”
- Spanish: “Theatre national de l’Opera-Comique”
- Spanish: “Theatre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Spanish: “Theâtre national de l’Opera-Comique”
- Spanish: “Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique”
- Swedish: “Opéra Comique”
- Swedish: “Opéra-Comique”
- Ukrainian: “Національний театр комічної опери”
- Ukrainian: “Опера-Комік”
- Vietnamese: “Opéra-Comique”
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