Red and gold, lit by the immense crystal chandelier hanging below Marc Chagall’s brightly coloured ceiling, the Italian-style horseshoe-shaped auditorium has 1,900 red velvet seats. The magnificent painted-canvas house curtain imitates a draped curtain with gold braid and pompoms. The Palais Garnier is the thirteenth theatre to house the Paris Opera since it was founded…

First terrace, where most tourists gather, point and shoot: Up another level to the basilica entrance: A glance at the top perch where winding steps will lead you: The view: prolong your visit, make it happen

Camille Claudel, step aside. Here comes Felice de Fauvau (1806-1880) being exhibited from now until September 15 at the Musée d’Orsay. Not many people have seen her work or know about her. This sculptor with her own personal and original style deserves recognition. Statues and statuettes, monuments, reliefs, busts of various materials (plaster, marble, bronze),…