The Angers-Nantes Opéra was created in January 2003 through the fusion of the opera companies of

Angers Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...

and of

Nantes Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...

, in order to give fresh impetus to the provision of opera throughout western France. The company uses a variety of performance spaces in the two cities, and across the region, but the main spaces are the 728-seat Grand Théâtre in Angers, and the 784-seat Théâtre Graslin in Nantes. The company is a member of the Réunion des Opéras de France. The General Director is Jean-Paul Davois. The company's website
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External links

Angers-Nantes Opéra official website
French opera companies Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups from Pays de la Loire {{Opera-company-stub