Step Into the Shoes of a Spectator at the Auditorium de Dijon

So, how exactly do you go about lighting such an immense building? That's where the skylight plays a fundamental role. Thanks to its additional, oval-shaped glass surface, it lets natural light pass through from inside the walls.

The staircases also take an ovular spiral form. They allow the public to navigate between the building's four storeys.

As for the first floor windows, they take the shape of piano keys.

It is indeed the doors to the hall which are most telling of the building's architecture. They initially open onto two confined and dark vestibules: the ambience makes you lower your voice and listen closely …

The ceiling units have a similar role: they reflect sound back down to the lower levels.

As for the chairs, they all face the stage and their shape and material also work to feed sound back in the same way as a dressed body: it thus doesn't affect the acoustics whether the hall is sold out or not!

Even the way the parquet flooring was laid was especially designed: the oak used has been cut along the height of the trunk and not the length, avoiding cracks and creaking as the audience walks over it over the years.

As for the stage, it has a surface area of 10,764 square feet (1,000 m2) and is both manual and motorized, so that it can support the weight of all types of set.

You're sure to have noticed that duality is very much in evidence at the Opéra de Dijon. The materials, shapes, and, particularly, places:

The Auditorium, modern and contemporary …

… adding the perfect touch to the Grand Théâtre, with its classic Italian-style hall. Two iconic Dijon places, which together host the seasons of the Opéra de Dijon.