Enter Montpellier's Opéra Comédie !

On either side of the original Statue des Trois Grâces sculpted by Etienne Dantoine in 1777 (those on Place Comédie are in fact a copy), a grand double marble staircase leads to the Opera's Grand Foyer.

Bright and spacious, the Foyer de l'Opéra is the most convivial room in the building. While waiting before the show or at intermission, admire the frescoes painted by Ernest Michel, and the muses recently restored by the Metropole de Montpellier.

Opened in 1888, the Opéra Comédie can seat up to 1,200 people and has all the hallmarks of an Italian-style theater, with its gilding, red velvet seats, dressing rooms and horseshoe-shaped balcony.

Inaccessible to the public, the roof of the Opéra Comédie offers a breathtaking view of the Place Comédie. From up there, you can clearly make out the Oeuf shape encircling the Trois Grâces fountain, the shape that once gave the square its name.

The Salle Molière is the Opéra Comédie's small concert hall, located at the rear of the building. It seats 350 spectators and is the ideal setting for recitals and chamber music concerts.

Nestled under the roof of the Opéra Comédie, the Studio Dominique Bagouet (named after the great French dancer and choreographer), hosts rehearsals and workshops for artists and young students all year round, as well as rehearsals for the Opéra Chorus.