Table of Contents

Garnier's Paris Opera and a question of style; Charles Garnier's life; the Opera competitions; "Le Theatre" and Garnier's theory of composition; building the opera; rethinking French classicism; the renaissance of classicism; Garnier's Paris opera and the stylistic character of empathy. Appendices: Garnier's public career; Garnier's student travels 1848-54; Garnier's architectural works apart from the Paris Opera.