Last night, I saw the ballet Onéguine at the Palais Garnier.
This opera house was incredible! I felt like I was inside a music box, with all the gold ornamentation and plush red velvet everywhere, even up the walls.
We stood in the semi-replica Hall of Mirrors during intermission and ate sandwiches.
We sat in the folding chairs that tucked away to make space for aisle. Like everything else, they were plush and red velvet, too. It was a struggle before the show to find our seats since there were so many doors and stairs that led up to the orchestra level. Plus, we had trouble understanding the ushers (dressed more like flight attendants and younger here, instead of the blue-bow-tied Broward Center old ladies at home).
Similar to the age of the ushers, the audience was not solely composed of little old couples. There were also children, families, couples of all ages, and students.
This is the theater that the setting for Phantom of the Opera was based on.
The entire experience was amazing.
Now, to take a ballet class here...
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