Royal Opera of Versailles (Opéra royal de Versailles)
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General information
Architect
Ange-Jacques Gabriel
Decorator
Augustin Pajou
Construction dates
1763-1770
Date of inauguration
16 May 1770
Inaugural occasion
Marriage of the dauphin (future Louis XVI) with archduchess Marie-Antoinette of Austria
Seating, as a theater
712
Accommodation as salle de spectacle
1,200
Construction material
Wood (interior ornament)
Masonry (structure)[1]
Central ceiling painting
Apollo preparing the crowns for illustrious Men of the Arts by Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau (1733–1796)
The Royal Opera of Versailles (French: Opéra royal de Versailles) is the main theatre and opera house of the Palace of Versailles. Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, it is also known as the Théâtre Gabriel.[2] The interior decoration by Augustin Pajou is constructed almost entirely of wood, painted to resemble marble in a technique known as faux marble. The excellent acoustics of the opera house are at least partly due to its wooden interior.[3]
The house is located at the northern extremity of the north wing of the palace. General public access to the theater is gained through the two-story vestibule. Some parts of the Opéra, such as the King's Loge and the King's Boudoir represent some of the earliest expressions of what would become known as Louis XVI style.[4]
Lully’s Persée — written in 1682, the year Louis XIV moved into the palace — inaugurated the Opéra on 16 May 1770 in celebration of the marriage of the dauphin — the future Louis XVI — to Marie Antoinette.[5]
The Opéra Royal can serve either as a theater for opera, stage plays, or orchestral events, when it can accommodate an audience of 712, or as a ballroom, when the floor of the orchestra level of the auditorium can be raised to the level of the stage. On these occasions, the Opéra can accommodate 1,200.
^Pérouse de Montclos 1991, p. 116.
^Givhan 2015, p. 129.
^Ayers 2004, p. 340.
^Marie, 1984
^Verlet, p. 382
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