— The Gallier Historic House (1128-32 Royal St., 504-274-0748; www.hgghh.org) is hosting the exhibit "The Rise and Fall of the French Opera House, 1859-1919." BECOME A GAMBIT MEMBER AND JOIN OUR ...

A French-language adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera will soon begin production, with a cast that includes Deva Cassel, Julien De Saint Jean, and Romain Duris. The movie is aimed at younger ...

This image, originally published in 1872 in Appleton’s Journal, shows New Orleans’ old French Opera House as it would have been seen by someone approaching from Bourbon Street.

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.

The French choreographer Bintou Dembélé brings her desire to create “a fair ecosystem” to the Avignon Festival, which she opened with “G.R.O.O.V.E.” By Laura Cappelle Laura Cappelle met ...

The French Opera House opened to the public 150 years ago, on Dec. 1, 1859. The spot in front of the old building where Bourbon Street widened to accommodate carriages dropping off opera patrons ...

O nce again, the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris has given French opera critics a case of the vapors — but this time, two British new wave pop stars are at the center of the uproar. Since Jean-Luc ...

Berlioz' "Les Troyens" -- a five-hour epic opera after Virgil's "Aeneid" with touches of Homer, Shakespeare and music like none ever written before for the lyric stage -- is the grandest French opera.

Miss Manners: I did something at a French opera that got me shouted at, but what choice did I have? Updated: Jul. 01, ... she agrees that an opera house is not a movie theater.