The primary opera company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d'Opéra. It produces operas at its modern 2700-seat theatre Opéra Bastille which opened in 1989, and ballets and some classical operas at the older 1970-seat Opéra National De Paris, Palais Garnier which opened in 1875.
Please use this profile when Opéra National de Paris is credited as a production company and (C)/(P) credits.
List of official company names (Recording era).
1870: Théâtre National de l'Opéra.
1939: Réunion des Théâtres Lyriques Nationaux.
1978: Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris.
1990: Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera).
1994: Opéra National de Paris (Paris National Opera).