Company will even obtain a tour of the Palais Garnier, together with the legendary underground lake that served because the Phantom’s house within the well-known story and isn’t open to the general public. Different stops on the guided tour embrace personal dance studios with metropolis views, a “personal ballet initiation” from an Opera de Paris Ballet dancer, an unique recital from the Paris Opera Academy, and dinner within the “Lobby de la Danse,” the backstage area the place dancers rehearse that has been immortalized by impressionist painter Edgar Degas.
The one-night keep is hosted by Véronique Leroux, the great-granddaughter of Gaston Leroux, who penned The Phantom of the Opera novel that impressed the musical adaptation. “My great-grandfather’s traditional story has impressed so many individuals via the years,” she stated within the press launch. “That is the proper time to honor him and welcome ‘phans’ to the well-known setting of his much-loved novel for a once-in-a-lifetime keep.”
The unique reserving opens on Airbnb for as much as two visitors on March 1 at 12 p.m. ET and prices 37€ (in reference to the variety of the “Field of Honour”) or $39.50. The keep will happen on July 16.
