Opéra [Vichy]
Theatre building in Vichy, France
Opéra
Built 1898-1901 by Charles Lecoeur with Lucien Woog, in the course of a rebuilding of the Casino complex. Opened 2 June 1901 with Verdi's Aida. Officially opened 31 May 1903 with a gala performance of Tristan Bernard's vaudeville L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle, Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci and orchestral works. 1940-1944 home to the Assemblée Nationale and the Senate, the parliaments of the French Vichy regime collaborating with Nazi Germany. 1995 major restoration. Re-opened as part of the Palais des Congrès Opéra. Used for congresses and opera performances. 1300 seats.