Salle de la Bouteille
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The Salle de la Bouteille or Salle du Jeu de Paume de la Bouteille, later known as the Hôtel Guénégaud or Guénégaud Theatre, was a 1671 theatre located in Paris, France, between the rue de Seine and t
Plaque at the intersection of the rue Jacques-Callot and the rue Mazarine: "Here was erected the Salle du Jeu de Paume de la Bouteille, where the first opera of Paris opened on 16 [sic] March 1671."
Paris Opera
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The Paris Opera is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d'Opéra, and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste
Salle de la Bouteille
…which ran behind the garden of a townhouse formerly known as the Hôtel de Guénégaud on the quai de Nevers. The theatre was the first home of the Paris Opera and in 1680 became the first theatre of the Comédie-Française. It closed in 1689 and was later partially demolished and remodeled for other purposes…
Logo of the Paris Opera
Palais Garnier (top) and Opéra Bastille (bottom), today's homes of the Paris Opera.
View of the Salle du Bel-Air
The Théâtre des Arts, principal venue of the Paris Opera from 1794 to 1820