Plan Ahead: The best way to fully experience the Palais Garnier is by purchasing a ballet or opera ticket. Remember to book your tickets several months in advance, as performances are highly coveted.

Craving a tour of the capital’s opera riches? Good news: the Tous à l'Opéra program is back this spring in France for a new and 19th edition not to be missed on Friday, May 8; Saturday, May 9; and ...

Commissioned by Napoleon, the opulent Opera Garnier is named after its architect, Charles Garnier. Garnier rose from the Paris slums to design one of Europe's most celebrated venues. Opera Garnier ...

The famous Paris opera house known as the Opera Garnier is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Emperor Napoleon III commissioned the building in the 1850s but would never see its completion.