The Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, formerly the Théâtre de l'Odéon, stands on Place de l'Odéon in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, next to the Luxembourg Garden. The Neoclassical building by Charles De Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre was inaugurated by Marie Antoinette in 1782 for the Comédie-Française; Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro had its public premiere here in 1784. After fires in 1799 and 1818, the present building by Pierre Thomas Baraguay opened in 1819. From 1959 Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud ran it as the Théâtre de France; in May 1968 it was occupied by students. Since 1971 it has been one of France's six national theatres, and its name Théâtre de l'Europe, adopted in 1990, goes back to a project of Giorgio Strehler. Since 2003 the Odéon has also used the Ateliers Berthier in the 17th arrondissement.
The Théâtre National de l'Odéon opened in 1782 as the second house of the Comédie-Française — today an independent national theatre. In May 1968 it was the centre of the Parisian student revolt and was occupied by protesters.
At a glance
- Type
- Theatre
- Location
- Paris, France
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