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Photos: Schellack at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 JackyM59, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Felipe Valduga from Porto Alegre, Brazil, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Opera de Nice, the building behind the facade
Your local guide
Simon Vasseur
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Highlights
- A facade rebuilt after fire
- Statues added during reconstruction
- The plain entrance performers actually use
- A working opera house today
- One building, two very different faces
About this tour
This session looks at Opera de Nice, from its ornate rebuilt facade to the plainer working entrance performers actually use. You see the statues and detailing added after a fire destroyed the original building and learn how the opera still functions today behind the photographed front. It is a short session about a building usually seen only from one angle.
We spend time at the main facade before moving round to the working entrance, since the contrast between the two is the point. I answer questions about the building's history or its current programme as they come up. A short note on this season's productions follows the call.
This suits anyone with an interest in architecture or performing arts history. It also works well paired with a walk through the old town just behind it.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Nice before heading out.
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The main facade 15 min
The camera looks up at the ornate nineteenth century facade, rebuilt after a fire destroyed the original theatre on this site. I point out the statues and detailing added during that reconstruction.
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The side entrance 15 min
Around the side, you see the working entrance performers actually use, far plainer than the grand front most visitors photograph. I explain how the building still functions as a full working opera house today.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Nice: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Ratatouille and Le Port, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Nice, showing you The main facade and The side entrance live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I carry my phone along the facade while we talk.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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