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Specific conditions governing the sale and use of tickets for avant-première performances 23/24  

The purchase of €10 tickets for avant-première performances is limited to 2 tickets per person under the age of 28 (anyone born after January 1^st 1995) and are sold subject to availability. The second person in possession of a ticket for an avant-première performance must also be under the age of 28.

Persons under 28 years of age with a disability who need to be accompanied may attend the performance with a person over 28 years of age at the same admission price.

The €10 ticket price is only open to young people under the age of 28 who have registered and indicated their date of birth beforehand on the Paris Opera’s website. All seats are numbered and all seat allocations must be respected.

Tickets for avant-première performances will go on sale approximately one month prior to the performance in question (see the schedule of opening dates on the Paris Opera’s website in the section “Programme and Tickets”>”Spectator Offers”>“Young people’s Avant-Premières”). Tickets can be purchased either online at the Paris Opera’s website, by telephone at 08 92 89 90 90 (€0.34/min inclusive of tax. Network provider surcharges may apply) or at +33 1 71 25 24 23 from abroad, Monday to Saturday from 9am to 6pm and Saturday from 9am to 1pm (except public holidays) as well as at the box offices from 12pm on the opening day for the avant-première.

Those with disabilities requiring special placement or accompanied by a person over 28 years of age should contact the Accessibility Department (accessibilite@operadeparis.fr or 01 40 01 18 50 from Monday to Friday from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm) to book their seats.

In accordance with article L 121-17 and L 121-21-8 of the French Consumer Code, the right of retraction does not apply to the online purchase of theatre tickets. 

The €10 price applies to all seat categories and is subject to availability.

Payments can be made by bank card: Eurocard / Mastercard, Visa, Carte Bleue, American Express, JCB. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office with cash or by cheque or postal order made payable to the Opéra national de Paris. All foreign cheques in euros must be able to clear in France.

The Paris Opera reserves the right to modify its productions and in particular to propose a concert version when conditions do not allow for the presentation of the performance as originally planned. The Paris Opera reserves the right to make changes to the cast. In the event that a performance has to be cancelled by the Paris Opera, except in the case of an act of God which expressly includes the requisition of the Opera for any reason by any State authority and/or in the event of a general strike, The face value of the ticket purchased from the Paris Opera by the customer will be refunded by the Paris Opera at the request of the interested party no later than one month after the date of the performance concerned, on condition that such a request be made no later than three months after the date of the performance and upon presentation of the complete unused ticket and the customer’s banking details (RIB for French banks or bank card number or American Express with expiration date, or JCB), excluding any other right to additional financial damages or compensation such as travelling or accommodation expenses. Tickets will not be refunded if the performance has to be halted after its midway point.   

The first ticket presented on entering the theatre invalidates all others that may be presented later. Tickets cannot be returned or refunded (notably in the event of loss or theft), nor can they be exchanged or resold.

Any holder of a ticket obtained within the current offer is forbidden to use that ticket for any promotional or commercial purposes. Failure to respect this clause will result in legal action. In particular, the sale, resale or exchange of tickets without the specific consent of the Paris Opera is strictly forbidden and will result in legal action as provided for under the French penal Code (the law of June 17, 1919). As such, the Paris Opera reserves the right to refuse access to any person in possession of a ticket obtained from an organization other than the Paris Opera or any third party not mandated by it. Tickets for avant-première performances will be issued with the name of the bearer on them. On arrival at the Opera, the bearer will be required to present the ticket along with the appropriate photo identification showing proof of age. Admission to the theatre may be denied if such proof cannot be provided. All seat assignments must be made as per the number inscribed on the ticket.

Appropriate attire is required. Only those people holding a valid ticket will be allowed into the theatre. Each ticket is valid for one seat only. Ticket-holders may not sell or distribute any product or item on the Opera's premises. The doors to the theatre’s auditorium are closed as soon as the curtain is raised. Latecomers will be obliged to wait until the end of the first scene or first act of the performance to be seated. The photography, filming, or recording of all or part of a performance is strictly prohibited. It is forbidden to consume food and/or drink in the auditorium. Silence must be observed during the performance.

Anyone who fails to respect these rules may be ejected from the theatre.

Children under the age of 6 may not attend avant-première performances. It is not recommended for children under the age 14 to attend avant–première performances other than as part of a school group (accompanied by an adult). Children between the ages of 6 and 14 who are not in a school group must be accompanied by a young adult under the age of 28.
The specific conditions governing the sale of avant-première tickets for the 2019/2020 season are subject to change.