Rouen Opera House

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The Rouen Opera House, formally known as Rouen Normandy Opera House - Theatre of Arts (French: Opéra de Rouen Normandie - Théâtre des arts) is a French opera house located in Rouen, Normandy. It is home to the Rouen Philharmonic Orchestra. It operates a portfolio of concert coming including its headquarters, known as the Théâtre des arts, and the Chapelle Corneille. It is located next to the Metro and TEOR station Théâtre des arts.

Former halls: The first hall was built between 1774 and 1776 by François Guéroult. It was located near today's Grand-Pont and Charrettes Streets. The hall, known as the Théâtre des Arts, was inaugurated on 29 June 1776 with a performance of Corneille's tragicomedy Le Cid. Unfortunately, the entire building was gutted by fire on 25 April 1876.

The construction of a new theater was commissioned and built granting to the plans drawn by Louis Sauvageot. The new hall was built on exactly the same spot as the form and was inaugurated in 1882. In 1924 the theater staged the world first of Luis Pacheco de Céspedes's Mask and rose. In a twist of fate, the building was partially destroyed by fire when hit by shells on 9 June 1940. Performance...