The grand staircase of the Palais Garnier, lit by its bronze lamps

Practical · Shows

Buying tickets for opera, concerts and theatre in Paris

Paris’s opera houses, concert halls, theatres and cabarets sell tickets through their own websites and box offices.

Updated October 2026

Book direct

The safest way to buy is through the venue’s own website or box office. Resale sites may charge far more.

Visit the Palais Garnier by day

The Opéra’s website also sells daytime visits of the Palais Garnier, when there is no rehearsal.

Questions and answers

Where does the Paris Opera perform?

At the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille; tickets on operadeparis.fr.

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