A Night at the Opera

The Opera Bastille is the modern opera house in Paris located on the Place de la Bastille about a block from our apartment in Paris. Inaugurated in 1989 on the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, this modern facility has a capacity for 2700. It was intended to replace the Opera Garnier, which we will visit next week. The Paris Opera was staging Straus's Salome at the time of our visit, so we decided to go.

The interior of the Opera Bastille is a beautiful example of modern architecture.

The proscenium over the stage.

Tim at the opera. He finally got to wear his white linen suit. He wasn't the only one. The Europeans don't have a rule about wearing white after Labor Day.

The cast at the end of the production. The set was magnificent. Salome is not a happy tale, and the music is not something you skip out of the theater humming to yourself. But it was an enjoyable production.

And after the opera, a short walk around the Place del la Bastille to a sidewalk cafe on the street below our apartment for bedtime dessert and a glass of wine. Opera tickets: $280. Wine and dessert: E 31. A night at the opera in Paris: priceless!