Saturday 12 February 2011

L'opulence grisante de l'opéra royal




The exhilarating opulence of the Royal Opera inside the palace.

23 comments:

A l a i n said...

énormément opéra sont pas si beau !

Chattahoochee Valley Daily said...

Ah, to live the life in such a grand place.

Magpie said...

Beautiful...opulence indeed. And listening to your music always makes me feel like I'm really there. :O)

Jack said...

It is a beautiful hall. Your love of the hall and its music comes through.

Randy said...

That is just amazing. I would not know where to look first. What a beautiful night.

T. Becque said...

Everything is so rich and...grand...which I guess is fitting for a palace! :)

Small City Scenes said...

L'opulence indeed!! So beautiful we could never imagine it here. The wild west could never be civilized. LOL MB

tapirgal said...

Yes, it is. There's so much of it I sometimes forget how magnificent each piece is. The time and money it took to create that are hard to imagine.

VP said...

I like how you put it: exhilarating opulence! A very long voyage from here to le béton brut!

Cezar and Léia said...

Remarkably magnificent!
Re. our London weekend reflection, that building was somewhere near the Gherkin, if I remember well.
God bless you!
Cezar
P.S.: lovely cushion, thanks for the gift!

Dianne said...

the chadelier is so fancy yet the light is cozy and warm
your reflection shot below is beautiful

Birdman said...

You certainly have some amazing places to hang out in.

Malyss said...

Quand on en face à ce point là de perfection, de beauté, de richesse, où chaque recoin est une oeuvre d'art en soi, on se sent vraiment humble!

Halcyon said...

I love all the details. They really don't make stuff like they used to!!

Rob Siemann said...

Les couleurs sont superbes!

Francisca said...

What can one say after "exhilarating opulence"? You hit the nail right on the head!

Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...

Beautiful views of this over-the-top opulence... I love the angle of your first shot as you look up into the chandelier.

Bises,
Genie

EG CameraGirl said...

Absolutely amazing how the rich live/lived. I'm reading War and Peace right now, and am struck dumb by the lifestyle of some people with a lot of money.

forgetmenot said...

Beautiful photos of the palace-I loved the reflections on the doors for your Reflection Weedend shot. Mickie

Anonymous said...

Opulence is the perfect word to describe the Royal Opera.

Akissfromthepast said...

SOO beautiful!! im so interested in sun king period! such a great style and beauty! i will read you blog again a s well!! here is so nice music :)

Louisette said...

Superbe architecture, et opéra de renom fais toujours rêver,bonsoir belge .

Alain said...

La première, c'est Frédéric Mitterand à la distribution des oscars de la musique ?