Bolshoi Ballet at the Opera Garnier
Many different types of performances were held at the Ópera Garnier from its establishment in the 1800s. Today, ballets are still one of the major features of the opera house, including the Bolshoi Ballet (featured above).
Charles Garnier & the Palais Garnier: A competition to create one of Paris' most iconic opera houses with obstacles including war, a ravaging fire, and a designer's dream to fulfill the extravagant wishes of the rich while doing so in an extremely short period of time. This is Charles Garnier's life and his ultimate masterpiece — The Palais Garnier.
Paris in the 1800s was a time of grand historical figures, disputes of religion, the call of revolution, and, of course, extravagant architecture. As many Parisians believed during this time, “there…