{"id":903,"date":"2023-03-21T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldculturepictorial.com\/wcp-blog\/?p=903"},"modified":"2023-03-18T23:26:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T23:26:20","slug":"travelers-can-spend-a-night-in-the-parisian-opera-house-that-inspired-the-phantom-of-the-opera-novel-from-real-events-and-legends-surrounding-palais-garnier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldculturepictorial.com\/wcp-blog\/travelers-can-spend-a-night-in-the-parisian-opera-house-that-inspired-the-phantom-of-the-opera-novel-from-real-events-and-legends-surrounding-palais-garnier\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelers can spend a night in the Parisian opera house that inspired the Phantom of the Opera, novel from real events and legends surrounding Palais Garnier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldculturepictorial.com\/images\/content_6\/phantom-of-opera-house-airbnb.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/you-can-stay-in-the-parisian-opera-house-that-inspired-phantom-of-the-opera-180981686\/\">Phantom of the Opera fans can now spend the night inside the opulent Parisian opera house that inspired the beloved musical and novel.<\/a><br>\nAirbnb and the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris have teamed up to transform one of the Palais Garnier\u2019s chambers, the Box of Honor, into a lavish bedroom. While the box is typically reserved for visiting dignitaries, two lucky guests will get to have a sleepover there this summer for \u20ac37 (roughly $39). The fee is a nod to the Box of Honor\u2019s number.<br><br>\n\nThe stay also includes a private ballet lesson taught by one of the Paris Opera\u2019s ballet dancers, a private recital by Paris Opera Academy artists, dinner in the rehearsal room behind the stage, and a tour of the building\u2019s private dance studios. The guests will also get a tour of the Palais Garnier\u2019s hidden areas, including its underground lake and archives.<br><br>\n\nThe Phantom of the Opera has been the longest-running Broadway show since 2006. In recent years, the production has been struggling with declining ticket sales and inflation, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. Later this spring, after 35 years, the production will end its record-setting run.<br><br>\n\nFittingly, the Airbnb host is V\u00e9ronique Leroux, the great-granddaughter of Gaston Leroux, who wrote the original novel in 1910. Leroux, who originally published the story as a series of installments in newspapers, drew inspiration from real events and legends surrounding the Palais Garnier. For example, the underground lake in the phantom\u2019s lair is based on a real-life body of water that exists beneath the Palais Garnier where Parisian firefighters practice swimming without lights, according to the Los Angeles Public Library.<br><br>\n\n(unquote)<br><br>\n\nImage courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/you-can-stay-in-the-parisian-opera-house-that-inspired-phantom-of-the-opera-180981686\/\">Thibaut Chapotot \/ Airbnb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phantom of the Opera fans can now spend the night inside the opulent Parisian opera house that inspired the beloved musical and novel. Airbnb and the Op\u00e9ra National de Paris have teamed up to transform one of the Palais Garnier\u2019s chambers, the Box of Honor, into a lavish bedroom. 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