Are you disabled?

The Opéra Comique offers convenient seating and accessibility routes.

-    Personal assistance before your arrival for the performance
-    Awareness-raising workshops
-    An introduction to our repertoire and history

We are available to find customized solutions in order to make the Opéra Comique accessible to all.

Upon presentation of your disability card, both you and the person who is accompanying you will enjoy 50% off tickets for the 2020 season.  
 

 Specific placements are available for people with limited mobility and can be reserved at the box office or by phone. The access is through the entry located at 5 rue Favart.

 The theater is equipped with headsets and hearing loops. They are available the day of the performance at no additional cost.
 

In 2020, do not miss the performance of the Maîtrise Popular de l’Opéra Comique, Sharing songs (Chansons à partager) in sung sign language.
 

Below are the four operas available with audio description in 2020:

La Dame blanche

• 22 February 2020 8pm
• 1st February 2020 3pm

Don Quichotte

• 24 April 10am
• 26 April 11am

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

• 19 June 2020 8pm
• 28 June 2020 3pm

Carmen

• 25 September 2020 8pm
• 27 September 2020 3pm

Tactile approach tours

To best understand the Opéra Comique, its hall and history, we encourage you to participate in a tactile tour with our specialized lecturer. This season, we renew with an ancient custom of involving in these tours the professionals from the world of performance arts that take part behind the scenes in the decor of the current production.

Rate: 5€ for the blind or visually-impaired person, free for the person accompanying them. 

Contact us: accessibilite@opera-comique.com

RELAXED SUNDAYS (DIMANCHES RELAX)

The Relaxed performances offer a supportive and relaxed atmosphere in which everyone can express their emotions comfortably and enjoy the show. These performances are particularly suited for people with autism, a psychic or mental disability, and Alzheimer’s. The Opéra Comique staff and the volunteers from Ciné-ma-différence*, distinguishable by their yellow jackets, are there to make sure that everyone in the audience, disabled or not, feels welcome.

Book

Laïka, le chien de l’espace

• Sunday 26 April 2020 3pm

Le Voyage dans la Lune

• Sunday 31 May 2020 3pm

Carmen

• Sunday 27 September 2020 3pm

Hippolyte et Aricie

• Sunday 22 November 2020 3pm

Fantasio

• Sunday 20 décembre 2020 3pm

*Ciné-ma-différence supports theaters to facilitate the access to culture for people living with a severe disability.