A committed opera house The Opéra Comique is leading numerous projects to accommodate various audiences, reach the youngest ones and make sure all the shows are fully accessible.

Opéra comique (French: [ɔpeʁa kɔmik]; plural: opéras comiques) is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular opéras comiques en vaudevilles of …

The earliest examples of opéra-comique were satiric comedies with interpolated songs, but the form later developed into serious musical drama distinguished from other opera only by its spoken dialogue.

Thanks to an imperial decree, the Opéra-Comique opened its programme to opera, translated foreign works and ballets. Producing an average of ten new works a year, it is the most creative lyric...

Sep 21, 2025 · Opéra comique is a genre of opera that combines spoken dialogue with musical numbers. Unlike the more serious and stately grand opera, opéra comique often features lighter, …

Opéra comique began in the early eighteenth century in the theatres of the two annual Paris fairs, the Foire Saint Germain and the Foire Saint Laurent. Here plays began to include musical numbers …

Founded during the reign of Louis XIV, in 1714, the Opéra Comique is one of the oldest theatres and music halls in France, together with the Opéra de Paris and the Comédie Française.

The Opéra-Comique (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁa kɔmik]) is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs.

Nestled on a remote square away from the crowded Boulevard des Italiens, the Opéra Comique is one of the best kept secret in Paris. Founded during the reign of Louis XIV, in 1714, the Opéra Comique …

The theatre has retained its original dimensions, which were conducive to the opéra-comique genre: alternating spoken scenes and sung pieces. The genre flourished in the Age of Enlightenment,...