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Opera Attractions In Marseille

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Marseille is the second-largest city of France. The main city of the historical province of Provence, today it is the capital of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is located on France's south coast, covering an area of 241 km2 and had a population of 852,516 in 2012. Its metropolitan area, which covers 3,173 km2 is the third-largest in France after Paris and Lyon, with a population of 1,831,500 as of 2010.Known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Massalia , Marseille was an important European trading centre and remains the main commercial port of the French Republic. Marseille is now France's largest city...
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Opera Attractions In Marseille

  • 1. Opera Municipal de Marseille Marseille
    L’Opéra de Marseille, known today as the Opéra Municipal, is an opera company located in Marseille, France. In 1685, the city was the second in France after Bordeaux to have an opera house which was erected on a tennis court. However, the first real theatre, the Grand-Théâtre or Salle Bauveau was constructed in 1787. During its period of great opulence following the Revolution, it was the site of many major opera presentations, including Verdi’s Rigoletto and Il Trovatore in 1860 and performances in 1866 of Lucia di Lammermoor and Il Barbiere di Siviglia by the famous soprano, Adelina Patti. Also, French premieres of major operatic works were given in the theatre: these include Aida , La Fanciulla del West , and an historic performance by Dame Nellie Melba in Ambroise Thomas’ Ham...
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