Marseille: Opéra Municipal

Country: France
Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department: Bouches-du-Rhône
City: Marseille
Location: 2, rue Molière

Built 1787 by Bénard (2000 seats). Opened 31 October 1787 with Ponteuile's "Tartuffe" and Champein's "Mélomanie". Destroyed by a fire on 13 November 1919. 1919-1924 rebuilding by Ebrard, Castel, and Raymond in Art Nouveau style, preserving only the façade and the portico. 2137 seats. Re-opened 4 Dec 1924 with Ernest Reyer's "Sigurd". 1972 renovations. Today 1786 seats.

Links: opera.marseille.fr, EUTA, Wikipedia

Marseille: Opera Municipal Front Text: "Marseille. - L'Opéra", inscription: "Opéra Municipal"
Handwritten Reverse Text: dated 20 October 1938
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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Marseille: Opera Municipal Front Text: "Opéra municipal de Marseille - Le Cadre de Scène et la Frise de Bourdelle - Ebrard-Castel-Raymond Architectes"
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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Marseille: Opera Municipal Front Text: "Opéra municipal de Marseille - L'Avant-Scène - Ebrard-Castel-Raymond Architectes"
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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Marseille: Opera Municipal Front Text: "Opéra Municipal de Marseille - Le Foyer - Ebrard-Castel-Raymond Architectes"
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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Marseille: Opera Municipal Front Text: "À Marseille - J'ai fait un malheur pour mes débuts à l'Opéra, à minuit le public m'applaudissait encore. A une heure du matin, j'étais encore en scène.... le Directeur voyant ce triomphe m'a donné les clefs et m'a dit : Tenez, Marius, vour fermerez", inscription "Opéra Municipal"
Publisher: Edition La Cigogne, Marseille; Galejades Marseillaises, No. 11
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Marseille to Paris, 1933

Marseille: Opera Municipal Front Text: inscription: "Opéra Municipal"
Reverse Text: "Marseille, Opera Municipal"
Handwritten Reverse Text: dated 1983
Publisher: Les Editions JML, Marseille; 201
Size: Modern
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Marseille: Opera Municipal Front Text: "Provence", "Marseille", inscription: "Opéra Municipal"
Reverse Text: "Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône)"
Publisher: As de Coeur, Sté PEC, Marseille
Size: Modern
Sent: from Marseille to Paris, 1997

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