Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is where Art Deco arrived in Paris with almost no warning: commissioned by impresario Gabriel Astruc and built from 1911 to 1913, it became the city’s first Art Deco example. Its main hall can seat up to 1,905 people, while the Comédie and Studio des Champs-Élysées above it hold 601 and 230 respectively—small enough spaces to keep the focus on voice, strings, and chamber detail. You also feel its early-20th-century practicality. The theatre’s reinforced concrete construction was tied to subsoil conditions and the site’s proximity to the Seine, even as the exterior applied marble and stucco plaques in a style that broke sharply with Art Nouveau. Less than two months after the inauguration, it hosted the world premiere of the Ballets Russes’ Rite of Spring, triggering one of classical music’s most famous riots. …
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