An Opera for an Empire backdrop
An Opera for an Empire

An Opera for an Empire

The epic story of the construction of the legendary Paris Opera House

10.0 / 1020211h 30m

Synopsis

The amazing and epic story of how the Paris Opera House, the Palais Garnier, was built from 1852 to 1870, thanks to the decisive impulse of the French Emperor Napoleon III; a story that is also that of the birth of a golden age for orchestral music, opera and ballet; of the rise of the urban bourgeoisie turned social elite; and of a certain mysterious inhabitant of the darkest corners of a legendary place.

Genre: Documentary, History

Status: Released