{"id":5263,"date":"2024-01-29T18:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T18:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/?p=5263"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:11:21","slug":"the-history-of-the-lyon-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/en\/the-history-of-the-lyon-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of the Lyon Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5263\" class=\"elementor elementor-5263\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb220f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afb220f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbdcac3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbdcac3\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What you need to know<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1410c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1410c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/histoire-opera-lyon.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e206877 elementor-widget 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It was unfortunately destroyed in 1826. The opera house was rebuilt in a neo-classical style by the architects Chenavard and Pollet, and inaugurated in 1831. Over time, the red lanterns were added in 1859 and 8 muses in 1862 (each measuring 3 meters high).<\/p><p>Topped with a vault built by Jean Nouvel, it became the Lyon Opera in 1993.<\/p><p>Due to lack of space, only 8 statues of muses (traditionally 9) appear on the attic of the building. Urania, the muse of astronomy, is missing. Initially made of stone, they were replaced, due to decrepitude, in 1912 by cast iron statues.<\/p><p>Read also <a href=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/en\/lyon-opera\/\">our article<\/a> on the Lyon opera.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e588f20 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e588f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-image\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 448H48c-26.51 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Lower prices, choice of a more restricted repertoire, and setting up world premieres.<\/li><li><strong>1986<\/strong>: The Lyon Opera becomes an association of the 1901 law type. The City of Lyon continues to provide two thirds of the opera&#039;s budget in the form of a subsidy.<\/li><li><strong>1990<\/strong>: Due to the dilapidated state of the building, the City of Lyon is undertaking the rehabilitation of the Opera.<\/li><li><strong>1993<\/strong>: The rehabilitation project by architect Jean Nouvel has been selected.<br \/>Conservation of the four fa\u00e7ades of the initial project by Chenavard and Pollet, as well as the public foyer. Inside, creation of a modern performance hall. 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