Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

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The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is a renowned early 20th-century Parisian theater celebrated for its Art Deco architecture and for hosting major opera, ballet, and classical music performances.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall
cultural venue
opera house
theatre building
architect Auguste Perret
Claude Perret
Gustave Perret
Henry van de Velde
architecturalStyle Art Deco
early modern architecture
city Paris
commissionedBy Gabriel Astruc
continent Europe
country France
hasPart Salle Gaveau-like concert hall (La Salle Gaveau is separate; here: main concert hall)
main theatre
smaller recital hall
studio theatre
hasWebsite https://www.theatrechampselysees.fr
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationDate 1957
hosts chamber music concerts
opera in concert
orchestral concerts
recitals
inception 1913
languageOfPerformances French
locatedIn 8th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
locatedNear Avenue des Champs-Élysées
materialUsed reinforced concrete
namedAfter Champs-Élysées
notableEvent premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
notableEventDate 1913-05-29
notableFor Art Deco decoration
early use of reinforced concrete in monumental architecture
notablePerformer Claude Debussy
Igor Stravinsky
Maurice Ravel
Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
openingDate 1913-03-31
operator Société du Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
owner Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
primaryUse ballet performances
classical music concerts
opera performances
seatingCapacity approximately 1900
streetAddress 15 avenue Montaigne
structuralEngineer Auguste Perret

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Auguste Perret
designed
Champs-Élysées
hasLandmark
Auguste Perret
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