Operas and theaters to visit Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

The current Opera was built on the location of the old municipal theatre destroyed by a fire on Wednesday, March 23, 1881. In 1882, the municipality decided to reconstruct the new theatre, it was François Aune, a nice architect and student of Gustave Eiffel, who was responsible for the project. The building has a traditional masonry envelope based on stone, bricks and lime, but inside, a structure of metal beams supports the enclosure. The decoration of the hall and the stage is the result of a compromise between the locales traditions, the growing influence of Francophiles, the aesthetic requirements of a cosmopolitan public. The decoration is magnificent, the ceiling, painted by Emmanuel Costa, represents Char du Soleil. The sculptures are from Raimondi and represent les Muses: Euterpe (music), Melpomène (tragedy), Thalie (comedy) and Terpsichore (dance). Inaugurated in 1885, it is a typical example of Second Empire style. In 1902 he took the name we know him today: Opera in Nice. The theatre was classified as a historic monument in 1993.