The 1875 Paris Opera House (aka Palais Garnier) is facing potential legal action by a descendant of the artist Jules-Eugène Lenepveu, painter of the original ceiling. In 1964, it was covered over by canvasses painted by Marc Chagall, seen in my first photograph below. The Chagall canvasses can be removed and re-installed while the Lenepveu painting was done directly on the copper plates of the dome. My late sweetheart and I made our third Paris visit in 2016, giving me the opportunity to make this gallery. 2017 found us back in Paris, this time with good loge seats for the 50th Anniversary of the Balanchine Ballet “Jewels”, directly across from the “Phantoms Loge” (Image 7). Heads up, the Palais Garnier is closing for renovation, 2027 to 2032. Read about it here: Chagall or Lenepveu or both? Click each image for full size.
