V. WHEN OBSERVATION AND THE USUAL STORY CLASH: WHAT OPÉRA TOURS WON'T SAY

"LOOK AT THE IMPORTANCE WE GIVE TO CULTURE!" IS THE OFFICIAL MESSAGE FOR THIS 19TH-CENTURY JEWEL

Usually one needs specialized information to challenge accepted accounts. Here observation is enough.

Richard Nahem

The Palais (palace) Garnier, named after its architect, Charles Garnier

Christopher Dickey

In brief 

• A palace for a new elite 

• Backers, sex and money

• Blackout? 

End: " 'Is Paris burning?' From nymphs to Nazis: How the Opéra saved the City of Love" 

*      *      *

 Next,
V 1.
A palace for a new elite