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List Of Former Or Demolished Entertainment Venues In Paris ...
This page is a list of former or demolished theatres and other entertainment venues. For currently operating theatres, see List of theatres and entertainment venues in Paris. List Bibliography * Philippe Chauveau, ''Les Théâtres parisiens disparus (1402–1986)'', Ed. de l'Amandier, Paris, 1999. . * André Degaine, ''Histoire du théâtre dessinée'' et ''Guide des promenades théâtrales à Paris'', Ed. Nizet, 1992–1999. {{ISBN, 2-7078-1257-9. *Demolished *Demolished Demolished entertainment venues in Paris Paris, Demolished Entertainment venues, demolished Entertainment venues in Paris Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Theatres And Entertainment Venues In Paris
This List of theatres and entertainment venues in Paris includes present-day opera houses and theatres, cabarets, music halls and other places of live entertainment in Paris. It excludes theatrical companies and outdoor venues. Former venues are included in the List of former or demolished entertainment venues in Paris and jazz venues in List of jazz clubs in Paris. The list is by name in alphabetical order, but it can be resorted by address, arrondissement, opening date (of the building, not the performing company), number of seats (main + secondary stage), or main present-day function. Former names of the theatre (again the building, not the performing company) are included in the notes. List {, class="wikitable sortable" !Name!!Address!! Arrt!!Opened!!Seats!!Present use!!class="unsortable", Notes , - , AccorHotels Arena , , boulevard de Bercy , , 12th , , 1984 , , 17000 , , concerts , , formerly Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy and Bercy Arena , - , Aktéon , , 11, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Historique
The Théâtre Historique, a former Parisian theatre located on the boulevard du Temple, was built in 1846 for the French novelist and dramatist Alexandre Dumas. Plays adapted by Dumas from his historical novels were mostly performed, and, although the theatre survived the 1848 Revolution, it suffered increasing financial difficulty and closed at the end of 1850. In September 1851 the building was taken over by the Opéra National and renamed again in 1852 to Théâtre Lyrique. In 1863, during Haussmann's renovation of Paris, it was demolished to make way for the Place de la République. The name Théâtre Historique was revived by some other companies in the late 1870s and early 1890s. Founding Dumas tells the story behind the founding of the Théâtre Historique in his 1867 memoir ''Histoire de mes bêtes''.Dumas 1867pp. 226–227 His drama adapted from his novel ''The Three Musketeers'' had premiered on 27 October 1845 on the boulevard du Temple at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De La Cité-Variétés
The Théâtre de la Cité-Variétés, also known simply as the Théâtre de la Cité, was an entertainment venue now demolished, located in the former rue Saint-Barthélemy, now the , on the Île de la Cité in the modern 4th arrondissement of Paris. The theatre had a capacity of 1,800–2,000 spectators. History Built by the architect (who also designed the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin) on the site of the Église Saint-Barthélemy, which façade it retained, the hall was inaugurated on 20 October 1792.Wild 1989, pp. 86–89. From October 1792 to November 1793 it was named Théâtre du Palais-Variétés because of its proximity to the Palais de Justice. The venue was later renamed Théâtre de la Cité-Variétés. From October 1792 to May 1800 the theatre was managed by Nicolas Lenoir, also known as Lenoir du Romain, and his nephew, known as Lenoir de Saint-Edme. Thereafter, it had a number of different managers, including Nicolas Cammaille-Saint-Aubin (May 1800 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De L'Ambigu-Comique
The Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in 1827 was destroyed by fire. A new, larger theatre with a capacity of 2,000 as compared to the earlier 1,250 was built nearby on the boulevard Saint-Martin at its intersection with the rue de Bondy and opened the following year. The theatre was eventually demolished in 1966. History of the first theatre in the boulevard du Temple It was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple, originally known as the Promenades des Ramparts, in Paris by Nicolas-Médard Audinot, formerly a comedian of the Opéra-Comique, which he had left to become a puppet-master at the Paris fairs. Audinot had already been a success in one of the sites of the Saint-Germain Fair, where his large marionettes (called "bamboches") were in vogue. Under the name of his foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De Cluny
The théâtre de Cluny or théâtre Cluny was an entertainment venue located at 71 boulevard Saint-Germain in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, inaugurated in 1864 and closed in 1989. Productions (selection) * 1869 : ''Le Juif Polonais'', opera in three acts * 1870 : ''Père et mari'', 3-act prose drama, 21 June * 1879 : ''Claudie'' by George Sand, 17 September * 1888 : ''Le Docteur Jojo'' by Albert Carré, 16 March * 1888 : ''Le Gant rouge'', by Edmond Rostand, one-act comedy, 24 August * 1893 : '' Boubouroche'' by Georges Courteline, September * 1917 : ''Chantecoq'' by Arthur Bernède and Aristide Bruant, 10 October * 1901 : ''La Dame du commissaire'', comedy in three acts, 20 April * 1923 : ''Judex'' by Arthur Bernède after the movie ''Judex'' by Louis Feuillade and Arthur Bernède, 14 August * 1929 : ''Ma veuve s'amuse'' by José de Bérys and Benjamin Rabier Bibliography *Philippe Chauveau, ''Les Théâtres parisiens disparus (1402-1986)'', éd. de l'Amandier, Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre D'Orsay
The théâtre d'Orsay was a theater located on the rive gauche of the Seine, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris It was inaugurated in 1972 in the former gare d'Orsay originally conceived by the architect Victor Laloux in 1898. Jean-Louis Barrault installed a removable wooden structure, and presented there very varied shows. The greatest successes will be ''Sous le vent des îles Baléares'' by Paul Claudel, '' Isabella Morra'' by André Pieyre de Mandiargues, '' Ainsi parla Zarathoustra'', a piece of incidental music by Pierre Boulez after the book by Nietzsche, ''Les Nuits de Paris'' by Restif de la Bretonne, and also ''Zadig'' after Voltaire or '' The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs'' based on a novella by the British novelist George Moore. However, the station had to be vacated to become the musée d'Orsay. In 1981, the troupe moved to the ''Palais de Glace'' which then became the Théâtre du Rond-Point, where Barrault resettled a wooden structure identical to that of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scala (Paris)
Scala or SCALA may refer to: Automobiles * Renault Scala, multiple automobile models * Škoda Scala, a Czech compact hatchback Music * Scala (band), an English electronic music group * Escala (group), an electronic string quartet formerly known as Scala * ''La Scala'' (album), an album by Keith Jarrett * ''Scala'', an album by This Heat * Scala & Kolacny Brothers, a Belgian women's choir * Scala Records, a 1911–27 British record label * Scala Radio, a classical music digital radio station launched in 2019 * SCALA (Songwriters, Composers, and Lyricists Association) - see Adelaide music organizations Organizations * Scala (company), video software company * SCALA, the student chapter of the American Library Association People * Alessandra Scala (1475–1506), Italian poet and scholar * Bartolomeo Scala (1430–1497), Italian politician, author and historian * Delia Scala (1929–2004), Italian ballerina and actress * Enea Scala (born 1979), Italian operatic tenor * Flaminio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salle Ventadour
The Salle Ventadour, a former Parisian theatre in the rue Neuve-Ventadour, now the rue Méhul (2nd arrondissement of Paris), was built between 1826 and 1829 for the Opéra-Comique, to designs by Jacques-Marie Huvé, a prominent architect. The original theatre had a capacity of 1,106, but was subsequently taken over by the Théâtre-Italien and expanded to a capacity of 1,295 in 1841, thereafter becoming perhaps most noteworthy as the theatre in which the majority of the operas of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi were first performed in France. When the Théâtre-Italien company went out of business in 1878, the theatre was converted to offices. Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique first performed at the Salle Ventadour on 20 April 1829. The opening night audience was a distinguished one and found the new theatre luxurious and comfortable. The program included the one-act opera ''Les deux mousquetaires'' by Henri Montan Berton, the overture to Étienne Méhul's opera '' Le jeune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salle Le Peletier
The Salle Le Peletier or Lepeletier (sometimes referred to as the Salle de la rue Le Peletier or the Opéra Le Peletier) was the home of the Paris Opera from 1821 until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873. The theatre was designed and constructed by the architect François Debret on the site of the garden of the Hôtel de Choiseul on the rue Lepeletier. Due to the many changes in government and management during the theatre's existence, it had a number of different official names, the most important of which were: Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique (1821–1848), Opéra-Théâtre de la Nation (1848–1850), Théâtre de l'Académie Nationale de Musique (1850–1852), Théâtre de l'Académie Impériale de Musique (1852–1854), Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra (1854–1870), and Théâtre National de l'Opéra (1870–1873). History When Louis XVIII of France, King Louis XVIII's nephew, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry, was fatally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salle Des Concerts Herz
The Salle des Concerts Herz, usually referred to simply as the Salle Herz, was a former concert hall in Paris, located at 48, rue de la Victoire. It was built in 1838 by the French pianist-composer Henri Herz. The hall was used for public performances. Hector Berlioz conducted the premières of two of his compositions there – the overture '' Le Carnaval romain'' on 3 February 1844 and ''L'enfance du Christ'' on 10 December 1854. Offenbach's 'tableau villageois' ''Le trésor à Mathurin'' was performed there 'in concert' on 7 May 1853, and Offenbach himself performed there as a cellist. The first public performance of the saxophone took place there on 3 February 1844. Non-musical events were also held in the hall. An anti-slavery conference was held there on 27 August 1867 by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. The Salle Herz was still being used to mount concerts by Jules Danbé Jules Danbé (16 November 1840 – 30 October 1905) was a French violinist, composer a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
