About

Built in 1885, on approval of Charles Garnier, this establishment is in its design the last theatre with Italian.

The radiation of the OPERA OF NICE, directed by Paul-Emile Fourny, is national: it is classified among the first of the theatres which account Association “Meeting of the Opera houses of France”. This national recognition is justified by the quality of the spectacles, but also by the technical possibilities offered by the Large Auditorium of Acropolis - size of the plate, accoustics - and by the beauty of the theatre of the Opera.

At Each season, a hundred representations of very great quality is with the program. The stress is laid on the large operatic arias and the traditional ones of the repertory. The CORPS DE BALLET, under the direction of Marc Ribaud, brings up to date and widens its repertory in order to answer at the request of the amateurs of dance. The PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF NICE, with its 98 musicians, directed by Marco Guidarini, is judged like one of the best orchestras of province: one owes him already several recordings of discs. As for the Chorus of the opera of Nice, whose director is Giulio Magnanini, it is associated many representations.

In addition, the OPERA OF NICE leads cultural and social actions to destinations of the pupils, students, reprocessed and handicapped people, receives companies of ballets invited, sets of music baroque, leaders, and also initiates national and international rounds in order to divide and to enrich its artistic sensitivity in contact with other public.

The posted will is to diversify the programming in direction of contemporary or old works wrongfully forsaken and by an opening of the theatre to other productions.

On February 7, 2005, the opera of Nice celebrated its 120 years!
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