The Éden-Théâtre was a large theatre (4,000 seats) in the rue Boudreau, Paris, built at the beginning of the 1880s by the architects William Klein and Albert Duclos (1842–1896) in a style influenced by

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. It was demolished in 1895.

History

Éden-Théâtre

Inspired by

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architecture, it was inaugurated on 7 January 1883 with the ballet ''Excelsior!'' with music by

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, and this was followed in subsequent years by other spectacular ballets. The theatre witnessed the single performance of the first Paris production of Wagner's ''

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'', on 3 May 1887 (in French) with Ernest van Dyck and Fidès Devriès, conducted by

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, which aroused enormous opposition among the Parisian public. This was followed in 1888 by ''

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'' with

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and

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and ''

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'' with José Dupuis and Granier. The four-act version of ''

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'' with

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and Granier, a revival of ''Excelsior!'', and the Paris premiere of

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's ''

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'' were presented in 1889.

Théâtre Lyrique

After a ballet and a grand revue, the theatre was renamed Théâtre Lyrique in October 1890, and the first Paris performance of ''

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'' with Talazac and

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and ''

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'' with

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and Cécile Mézeray were presented, but the theatre closed before the end of the year due to lack of funds.

Grand Théâtre

On 12 November 1892 the theatre became the Grand Théâtre, opening with Daudet's play '' Sapho'' (with incidental music by

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, Delibes and

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), followed by a production of ''

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'' with Charpentier's music arranged by Saint-Saëns. The year 1893 saw a production of '' L'Arlésienne'' (music director Gabriel Marie), ''Pêcheur d'Islande'' by Loti with Guitry and music by

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, and in November that year the Société des Grand Concerts of Colonne gave ''

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'' (with

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) and ''

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'' (with Engel).Noel & Stoullig, vol. 19 (année 1893)
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Comédie-Parisienne

In 1893 a foyer of the Grand Théâtre was converted into a much smaller theatre called the Comédie-Parisienne (later renamed

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). The colossal theatre suffered continual financial difficulties, closed in 1894, and was demolished in May 1895.

References

Sources

* Fauquet, Joël-Marie, editor (2001). ''Dictionnaire de la musique en France au XIX^e siècle''. Paris:

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. . * Langham-Smith, Richard (1992). "Paris: 1870–1902" in Sadie 1992, vol. 3, . * Noel, Édouard; Stoullig, Edmond (1875–1918). ''

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, editor (1992). ''

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'' (4 volumes). London: Macmillan. . * Tydeman, William; Price, Steven (1991). ''Wilde: Salome'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. . * Wild, Nicole (2003) "Éden-Théâtre" in Fauquet 2003, p. 422. {{DEFAULTSORT:Eden-Theatre Former theatres in Paris Buildings and structures in the 9th arrondissement of Paris Theatres completed in 1883 1895 disestablishments in France Buildings and structures demolished in 1895 Demolished buildings and structures in Paris