How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
Mar 8th 2004, 2:56 am
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How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
"The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
Paris Opera,
http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
Thanks as always.
"The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
Paris Opera,
http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
Thanks as always.
Mar 8th 2004, 2:57 am
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Re: How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
8 -0800, [email protected] (Steve Gallagher) wrote:
>My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
>"The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
>Paris Opera,
>http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
>to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
>downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
>States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
>do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
>likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
>roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
>Thanks as always.
No need to dress up, a tux would probably look out of place.
>My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
>"The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
>Paris Opera,
>http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
>to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
>downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
>States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
>do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
>likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
>roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
>Thanks as always.
No need to dress up, a tux would probably look out of place.
Mar 8th 2004, 3:39 am
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Re: How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
Steve Gallagher wrote:
> My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> "The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> Paris Opera,
> http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
> do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
> likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
> roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
> Thanks as always.
I agree with the previous poster, unless it's specifically designated a
"gala performance".
Bernard Higonnet
> My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> "The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> Paris Opera,
> http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
> do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
> likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
> roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
> Thanks as always.
I agree with the previous poster, unless it's specifically designated a
"gala performance".
Bernard Higonnet
Mar 8th 2004, 4:25 am
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Re: How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 07:56:08 -0800, Steve Gallagher wrote:
> My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> "The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> Paris Opera,
> http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
> do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
> likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
> roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
> Thanks as always.
Tux? Heavens no! Dress as you would to a restaurant (however that is!)
Dunno about when tix will be on sale, but I'd recommend paying extra to
not sit in the very small seats at the top of the house. The online
service is quite good - they send you an email a few days ahead of the
performance to remind you to go!!
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> My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> "The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> Paris Opera,
> http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
> do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
> likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
> roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
> Thanks as always.
Tux? Heavens no! Dress as you would to a restaurant (however that is!)
Dunno about when tix will be on sale, but I'd recommend paying extra to
not sit in the very small seats at the top of the house. The online
service is quite good - they send you an email a few days ahead of the
performance to remind you to go!!
J;
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Mar 8th 2004, 4:43 am
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Re: How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
Steve Gallagher writes:
> My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> "The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> Paris Opera,
> http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris.
Your assumption is incorrect. Casual wear is fine.
> Will a suit do, or should I plan on renting a tux?
A suit is more than sufficient. The only people who still wear tuxedos
are the ushers.
> Another question: what is the likelihood of actually getting
> tix for a show, and does anyone know roughly when the tix
> for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
It depends on the show and many other things. See
http://www.opera-de-paris.com for details.
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> My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> "The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> Paris Opera,
> http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris.
Your assumption is incorrect. Casual wear is fine.
> Will a suit do, or should I plan on renting a tux?
A suit is more than sufficient. The only people who still wear tuxedos
are the ushers.
> Another question: what is the likelihood of actually getting
> tix for a show, and does anyone know roughly when the tix
> for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
It depends on the show and many other things. See
http://www.opera-de-paris.com for details.
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Mar 8th 2004, 7:03 am
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Re: How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
Irwell <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
> 8 -0800, [email protected] (Steve Gallagher) wrote:
>
> >My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> >"The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> >Paris Opera,
> >http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> >to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> >downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> >States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
> >do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
> >likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
> >roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
> >Thanks as always.
> No need to dress up, a tux would probably look out of place.
Excellent, just wanted to be safe than sorry. One never knows about
these sorts of things. So a jacket and tie will do the job?
> 8 -0800, [email protected] (Steve Gallagher) wrote:
>
> >My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> >"The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> >Paris Opera,
> >http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> >to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> >downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> >States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
> >do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
> >likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
> >roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
> >Thanks as always.
> No need to dress up, a tux would probably look out of place.
Excellent, just wanted to be safe than sorry. One never knows about
these sorts of things. So a jacket and tie will do the job?
Mar 8th 2004, 9:33 am
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Re: How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
On 8 Mar 2004 12:03:46 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] (Steve
Gallagher) arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Irwell <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
... > 8 -0800, [email protected] (Steve Gallagher) wrote:
... >
... > >My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
... > >"The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
... > >Paris Opera,
... > >http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
... > >to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
... > >downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
... > >States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
... > >do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
... > >likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
... > >roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
... > >Thanks as always.
... > No need to dress up, a tux would probably look out of place.
...
...
... Excellent, just wanted to be safe than sorry. One never knows about
... these sorts of things. So a jacket and tie will do the job?
Perfect.
Gallagher) arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Irwell <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
... > 8 -0800, [email protected] (Steve Gallagher) wrote:
... >
... > >My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
... > >"The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
... > >Paris Opera,
... > >http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
... > >to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
... > >downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
... > >States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris. Will a suit
... > >do, or should I plan on renting a tux? Another question: what is the
... > >likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
... > >roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
... > >Thanks as always.
... > No need to dress up, a tux would probably look out of place.
...
...
... Excellent, just wanted to be safe than sorry. One never knows about
... these sorts of things. So a jacket and tie will do the job?
Perfect.
Mar 8th 2004, 6:17 pm
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Re: How to dress at Paris Opera Garnier?
Steve Gallagher wrote:
>
> My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> "The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> Paris Opera,
> http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris.
Not much, unfortunately! (At least "unfortunately" for those of us who
ENJOY "dressing up".)
> Will a suit
> do, or should I plan on renting a tux?
Even at the Wiener Staatsoper on New Years Eve, most of the tuxes are in
the orchestra or on the ushers!
> Another question: what is the
> likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
> roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
> Thanks as always.
The web-site for the Paris opera is http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ The
calendar for the 2004-05 season isn't up yet, and probably won't be for
a couple of months. Single tickets for most European opera houses go on
sale on the internet about a month before the performance. If there's
something you especially want to see, a "scalper" might be more certain
(but a lot more expensive). Sometimes your hotel can get tickets for
you (that's what I did for Zurich and Vienna, last December). If you
aren't too particular what you see, but just want to attend an opera
during your stay, you can probably wait until they go on sale on the
internet. Even though European houses are smaller than those in
America, I think it would be a rare Paris production that would be
completely sold out before the singles go on sale.
>
> My wife and I wil lbe in Paris in November. As she is a big fan of
> "The Phantom Of the Opera", I hope to surprise her with tix to "the"
> Paris Opera,
> http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ . My main question: how does one dress
> to a performance at the opera? We've gotten rather informal (and often
> downright slovenly) in our dress for cultural events here in the
> States, and I'm assuming it's a bit different in Paris.
Not much, unfortunately! (At least "unfortunately" for those of us who
ENJOY "dressing up".)
> Will a suit
> do, or should I plan on renting a tux?
Even at the Wiener Staatsoper on New Years Eve, most of the tuxes are in
the orchestra or on the ushers!
> Another question: what is the
> likelihood of actually getting tix for a show, and does anyone know
> roughly when the tix for the 2004-2005 season start being sold?
> Thanks as always.
The web-site for the Paris opera is http://www.opera-de-paris.fr/ The
calendar for the 2004-05 season isn't up yet, and probably won't be for
a couple of months. Single tickets for most European opera houses go on
sale on the internet about a month before the performance. If there's
something you especially want to see, a "scalper" might be more certain
(but a lot more expensive). Sometimes your hotel can get tickets for
you (that's what I did for Zurich and Vienna, last December). If you
aren't too particular what you see, but just want to attend an opera
during your stay, you can probably wait until they go on sale on the
internet. Even though European houses are smaller than those in
America, I think it would be a rare Paris production that would be
completely sold out before the singles go on sale.
Mar 8th 2004, 6:28 pm
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In article <[email protected]>,
Irwell <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [...]My main question: how does one dress
>>to a performance at the opera?
> No need to dress up, a tux would probably look out of place.
When we were in Paris ten years ago (too long ago, I know!) my wife and I
attended a mass at St. Eustache because it preceded an organ recital there
that we wanted to hear. I was amused at the casual attire (jeans etc.)
that almost everyone wore, even some of the people who assisted during the
service.
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Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA
Irwell <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [...]My main question: how does one dress
>>to a performance at the opera?
> No need to dress up, a tux would probably look out of place.
When we were in Paris ten years ago (too long ago, I know!) my wife and I
attended a mass at St. Eustache because it preceded an organ recital there
that we wanted to hear. I was amused at the casual attire (jeans etc.)
that almost everyone wore, even some of the people who assisted during the
service.
--
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Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA
Mar 8th 2004, 8:58 pm
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Jon Bell writes:
> When we were in Paris ten years ago (too long ago, I know!) my wife and I
> attended a mass at St. Eustache because it preceded an organ recital there
> that we wanted to hear. I was amused at the casual attire (jeans etc.)
> that almost everyone wore, even some of the people who assisted during the
> service.
Why was this amusing? Formal wear would have been far more incongruous.
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> When we were in Paris ten years ago (too long ago, I know!) my wife and I
> attended a mass at St. Eustache because it preceded an organ recital there
> that we wanted to hear. I was amused at the casual attire (jeans etc.)
> that almost everyone wore, even some of the people who assisted during the
> service.
Why was this amusing? Formal wear would have been far more incongruous.
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Mar 9th 2004, 4:49 am
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
Thanks to all for the advice. I'll pack my usual "nice-restaurant"
outfit and go with that.
Thanks to all for the advice. I'll pack my usual "nice-restaurant"
outfit and go with that.
Mar 9th 2004, 8:26 am
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On 9 Mar 2004 09:49:25 -0800, [email protected] (Steve Gallagher) wrote:
>"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>Thanks to all for the advice. I'll pack my usual "nice-restaurant"
>outfit and go with that.
Put some small change in one of the jacket
pockets, the ushers expect a poutrboire(tip)
just to show to the seat that you can easily find for yourself.
>"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>Thanks to all for the advice. I'll pack my usual "nice-restaurant"
>outfit and go with that.
Put some small change in one of the jacket
pockets, the ushers expect a poutrboire(tip)
just to show to the seat that you can easily find for yourself.
Mar 10th 2004, 2:27 pm
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Irwell wrote:
>
> On 9 Mar 2004 09:49:25 -0800, [email protected] (Steve Gallagher) wrote:
>
> >"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> >
> >Thanks to all for the advice. I'll pack my usual "nice-restaurant"
> >outfit and go with that.
> Put some small change in one of the jacket
> pockets, the ushers expect a poutrboire(tip)
> just to show to the seat that you can easily find for yourself.
Really? Since I was unaware of the custom, I've never tipped ushers, in
Paris or anywhere else. If they were upset about it, they certainly
didn't show it!
>
> On 9 Mar 2004 09:49:25 -0800, [email protected] (Steve Gallagher) wrote:
>
> >"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> >
> >Thanks to all for the advice. I'll pack my usual "nice-restaurant"
> >outfit and go with that.
> Put some small change in one of the jacket
> pockets, the ushers expect a poutrboire(tip)
> just to show to the seat that you can easily find for yourself.
Really? Since I was unaware of the custom, I've never tipped ushers, in
Paris or anywhere else. If they were upset about it, they certainly
didn't show it!
Mar 10th 2004, 4:23 pm
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
> Really? Since I was unaware of the custom, I've never tipped ushers, in
> Paris or anywhere else. If they were upset about it, they certainly
> didn't show it!
They aren't upset about it, at least in Paris. However, if some
misinformed American offers them money, they aren't likely to turn it
down.
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> Really? Since I was unaware of the custom, I've never tipped ushers, in
> Paris or anywhere else. If they were upset about it, they certainly
> didn't show it!
They aren't upset about it, at least in Paris. However, if some
misinformed American offers them money, they aren't likely to turn it
down.
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Mar 11th 2004, 3:59 am
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:23:17 +0100, Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
>EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
>> Really? Since I was unaware of the custom, I've never tipped ushers, in
>> Paris or anywhere else. If they were upset about it, they certainly
>> didn't show it!
I was asked point blank by the usher at the Paris
Garnier for a tip, my host a Paris resident said
it was the custom to tip the usher.
>They aren't upset about it, at least in Paris. However, if some
>misinformed American offers them money, they aren't likely to turn it
>down.
Time for Earl to set us all right on this.
>EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
>> Really? Since I was unaware of the custom, I've never tipped ushers, in
>> Paris or anywhere else. If they were upset about it, they certainly
>> didn't show it!
I was asked point blank by the usher at the Paris
Garnier for a tip, my host a Paris resident said
it was the custom to tip the usher.
>They aren't upset about it, at least in Paris. However, if some
>misinformed American offers them money, they aren't likely to turn it
>down.
Time for Earl to set us all right on this.
