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In the middle of the 18th century, when the curtain of the past was raised, Montpellier was to all a "charming city" and above all, an intellectual city, but it didn't have a theatre.
And yet there was a real thirst for shows and productions! The Duke of Richelieu, governor of the city, entrusted Jacques-Philippe "Maréchal with this project. The theatre was inaugurated on 1st October 1888: an auditorium replete with gold and light, featuring 1,600 seats covered in red velvet. Today, the...
And yet there was a real thirst for shows and productions! The Duke of Richelieu, governor of the city, entrusted Jacques-Philippe "Maréchal with this project. The theatre was inaugurated on 1st October 1888: an auditorium replete with gold and light, featuring 1,600 seats covered in red velvet. Today, the...
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- Montpellier Comédie
Access
- Tramway / streetcar line : Ligne 1 et 2 Arrêt Comédie
- Railway station : Gare SNCF at 300m
