Opéra National de Paris

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).