The famous Paris opera house known as the Opera Garnier is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Emperor Napoleon III commissioned the building in the 1850s but would never see its completion.

An opera designer takes issue with a critique of the Paris opera house. To the Editor: Re “They’re Still Storming the Bastille” (Arts & Leisure, Feb. 10): As an opera designer who has worked ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...

Paris' Opera Garnier Celebrates 150 Years : State of the World from NPR Commissioned by Napoleon, the opulent Opera Garnier is named after its architect, Charles Garnier. Garnier rose from the ...

The famous Paris opera house known as the Opera Garnier is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Emperor Napoleon III commissioned the building in the 1850s but would never see its completion.

The renovation of the opera house, which is the largest in the city and home to the Paris National Opera, will see the building's foyer redesigned and extended at street level.

Masquerade” is an Andrew Lloyd Webber-approved take on “The Phantom of the Opera,” staged in a landmarked building in Midtown ...

“The Phantom of the Opera,” an intriguing story of a mysterious masked man haunting the Paris Opera House, has been a beloved musical for decades. The show has dazzled millions of people with ...

The Paris Opera is opening its opulent 19th-century palace to startups as it seeks technology partnerships to help expand its audience and attract newcomers to the classical stage.