“L’Opéra-Théatre de Metz Métropole” is a 750-seat opera house and theatre. It is the oldest opera house working in France and one of the oldest in Europe. It is also one of the last possessing its own costume ateliers in France.

 

In 1732, Duke de Belle-Isle, governor of the Three Bishoprics and benefactor of Metz, decided the urban planning of the Petit-Saulcy island (then used to stock firewoods, and occasionally for horse-fairs), in order to build in Metz a modern square in a context of the Enlightenment. The duke of Belle-Isle described it as "one of the most beautiful France's opera-theater" at his time.The most recent restoration took place between 1981 and 1982 remodeling the interior of the opera house to improve comfort and sightlines.

 

The Metz Opera-Theater is fused in a unique Lorraine artistic pole with the National Opera of Lorraine. Today, the Opera-Theater features annually around sixty performances, including plays, choreographies, and lyric poetry.The Opera Theatre is one of the most beautiful building located in Metz. The beauty of the square on which is located is breathtaking and amazingly beautiful. People who pass by it on a regular basis will tell you that they will never get bored of it and those who first see it admire each part of it.