The Opéra of Rennes !!!

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I bring you back to my lovely Bretagne. This time in the dept 35 of Ille et Vilaine and the historical city of Rennes!! I have several posts on this pretty city ,but need to tell you that is wonderful sublime to walk on it, so therefore, taking bits and pics from other posts I have decided to split and give them a post of their own, well deserve me think, Therefore, here is my take on the Opéra of Rennes. Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Opéra de Rennes was inaugurated on February 29, 1836 ; in a Italian room located in the city center of Rennes. It is located at Place de la Mairie, of which it constitutes the essentials on the eastern side against the City/town hall (see post). The building today welcomes essentially lyrical art and organizes some local events, such as the “outdoor opera”. Its originality is to be inserted in a real estate project including housing and galleries with market function and protected by a glass roof, at the back of the opera. Its other originality is to adapt to the shape of the City/town hall of Rennes.

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With 642 places, it is one of the smallest operas in France. Mainly focused on lyrical art, its attendance is close to 100% , The current ceiling of the room was made in 1914 ;it represents a Breton dance with around twenty dancers in Breton suit and a couple of ringers. The painted decor of the so called poilus (as young men were called when WWI) or hairy salon show is the battlefields of the Great War or WWI produced in 1918, Initiated in 2009, and renewed every two years, the lyric work at the end of the season is broadcast live on the place de l’hôtel de ville or town hall square, as well as in several other places in the city and the region, thus making it possible to touch a larger audience.

A bit of history I like tell us tha from 1693 to the fire of 1720, the salle de jeu de paume du Pigeon, located between rue Basse-Baudrairie ,and the place aux Arbres (current rue Baudrairie and Place de la Mairie) is rented to the actors as ordinary location of representation. This room is requisitioned after the fire and the shows are transferred to the larger salle de jeu de paume du Cygne or games room in the swan, also called the Halle de la Poulaillerie, between the rue de Champ-Jacquet and the rue Fricassière (current rue de Penhoët). The place was set up in 1737 in the Italian dining room. The Poulaillerie room was in turn neglected in the middle of the 18C for the redeveloped game room of the pigeon. This welcomed the performances until its demolition in 1787. The Poulaillerie room then officially became the comedy room in Rennes until 1836.

The official opéra of Rennes : https://opera-rennes.fr/fr

The city of Rennes on its heritage : https://metropole.rennes.fr/le-patrimoine-et-le-matrimoine

There you go folks, another beautiful city only 1h30 from my house ! Rennes will amaze you with its beauty, architecture,and history. A marvelous medieval field of sublime buildings and great ambiance on the bars, restos, brasseries, and else. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Opéra of Rennes as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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