An Opera for an Empire

An Opera for an Empire (2021)

Un opéra pour un empire

The epic story of the construction of the legendary Paris Opera House

The amazing and epic story of how the Paris Opera House, the Palais Garnier, was built from 1852 to 1870, thanks to the decisive impulse of the French Emperor Napoleon III; a story that is also that of the birth of a golden age for orchestral music, opera and ballet; of the rise of the urban bourgeoisie turned social elite; and of a certain mysterious inhabitant of the darkest corners of a legendary place.

Date of release
2021-01-23
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary, History
Director
Patrick Cabouat

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