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Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
15, Avenue Montaigne
75008 Paris

About 'Théâtre des Champs-Élysées'

Since its opening in the year 1913, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées belongs to the concert and opera venues which are recognized world-wide. For more than ninety years, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has hosted performances by some of the most prestigious artists in the history of music, opera and dance; conductors and composers such as Karl Böhm, Benjamin Britten, Pierre Boulez, William Christie, Claude Debussy, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Carlo Maria Guilini, D.E. Engelbrecht, Herbert von Karajan, Kurt Masur, Pierre Monteux, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Georg Solti, Arturo Toscanini and Bruno Walter have led some of the world's most illustrious singers such as Maria Callas, Cecilia Bartoli, Luciano Pavarotti, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf or Jessye Norman. The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has also produced Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, The Ballets Suédois and performances by the New York City Ballet, Balanchine, Roland Petit, Sylvie Guillem, Maurice Béjart and the Bolshoi and Kirov ballets.

A Gabriel Astruc-project, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées was built in 1913 by the Perret Brothers. The sculptor Antoine Bourdelle and the painter Maurice Denis contributed to the theater's magnificient interior. The inauguration of the theater, however, is best remembered for its "scandalous" production of Stravinsky's Sacre du Printemps with Nijinsky. In 1957, the building was classified as a historical monument.

With its splendid concert hall, its gorgeously decorated reception hall and its history, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées offers an exclusive atmosphere to enjoy an extraordinary performance.

How to get to 'Théâtre des Champs-Élysées'

Metro: Alma-Marceau or Franklin-Roosevelt (9) RER: Pont de l’Alma (ligne C) Bus: 42, 63, 72, 80, 92

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