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{{short description|Opera house in Paris, France}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Salle Favart
| nickname = Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique
| image = Théâtre National Opéra Comique - Paris II (FR75) - 2021-06-14 - 1.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| image_alt =
| caption = Principal facade of the Salle Favart
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map =
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| address = Place Boïeldieu,<br
| city = Paris
| country =
| designation =
| coordinates = {{coord|48.8709|
| architect = [[Louis Bernier]]
| owner =
| tenant = [[Opéra-Comique]]
| operator =
| capacity = 1200 seats<ref>[https://www.opera-comique.com/en/tickets-practical-info/theater-rental Opéra-Comique website]</ref>
| type = [[Opera house]]
| opened = 1898<ref name=Ayers/>
| production =
| currentuse =
| website = [https://www.opera-comique.com/en www.opera-comique.com]
| publictransit = [[Richelieu – Drouot (Paris Métro)|Richelieu – Drouot]] [[File:Metro-M.svg|15px|link=Paris Métro]] [[File:Paris m 8 jms.svg|15px|link=Paris Métro Line 8]] [[File:Paris Metro 9.svg|15px|link=Paris Métro Line 9]]
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The '''Salle Favart''', officially the '''Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique''', is a Paris [[opera house]] and theatre, the current home of the [[Opéra-Comique]]. It was built from 1893 to 1898 in a [[Baroque Revival architecture|neo-Baroque style]] to the designs of the French architect [[Louis Bernier]] and is located on the Place Boïeldieu just south of the [[Boulevard des Italiens]]. For part of its history it was known as the '''Théâtre Royal Italien'''.▼
▲The '''Salle Favart''', officially the '''Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique''', is a Paris [[opera house]] and theatre, the current home of the [[Opéra-Comique]]. It was built from 1893 to 1898 in a [[Baroque Revival architecture|neo-Baroque style]] to the designs of the French architect [[Louis Bernier]] and is located on the Place Boïeldieu just south of the [[Boulevard des Italiens]].
==Background==
The Salle Favart is the third theatre with this name on this site. The first Salle Favart, built to the designs of
==Competition==
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* Simeone, Nigel (2000). ''Paris: A Musical Gazetteer''. Yale University Press. {{ISBN|9780300080537}}.
* Wild, Nicole ([1989]). ''Dictionnaire des théâtres parisiens au XIXe siècle: les théâtres et la musique''. Paris: Aux Amateurs de livres. {{ISBN|9780828825863}}. {{ISBN|9782905053800}} (paperback). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionnaire-des-theatres-parisiens-au-xixe-siecle-les-theatres-et-la-musique/oclc/20954302/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true View formats and editions] at [[WorldCat]].
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