Fun fact if you have a free afternoon in Paris. You can simply walk to the Palais Garnier, buy a visit ticket, stroll around the foyer, the halls, the grand staircase, sit in the Royal box, look at the chandelier, and even walk up to box five (it’s the one with the little sign “Box of the Opera Ghost” on it) and yes, peek inside ❤️
Absolutely insane question, but would you be the person to ask, or would you be able to point me in the direction of who to ask, which box in my local opera house is closes to the location box 5 would be in the paris opera house? poto is touring here soon and I, of course, am mildly insane and particular in where i sit
Hard to say without knowing which opera house you're referring to, but here is a post about box five's location!
Thanks to my lovely friend, I finally had the chance to experience a performance from Box Five! It was a fantastic experience to share with another phan - and we were lucky that there were no other people in the box with us, because we went crazy during every intermission :)... Even though we did not bring the cane recommended by Leroux, we still tried our best to knock on the marble pillar. And if you knock on the metal base, it does indeed sound hollow!
Next to the marble pillar, you can also clearly see the ledge where Erik left items for Madame Giry. The wallpaper in this box has been restored to its original look, which you can also see in detail below.
The newest patrons of the Palais Garnier: the Okilo sisters!
(they sit in box five, per the managers’ gracious, yet suspicious request.)
I wanted to make an AU where instead of leaving Germany, the Okilo family stays in Europe and their daughters become the latest patrons of the Palais Garnier!
From applauding the ballerinas after a routine done well (which is new), poking fun at gawking guests, and teasing the managers for writing to them under such a silly alias (Who even is the ‘Opera Ghost’?), the girls have a lot of fun shaking things up!
Doodles down below!
The three LOVE the view from box five! There’s always this lingering feeling that they’re being watched, though...
ALSO, Ama and Ann are always being punks to each other. (Adzo, the middle child, gets left out LIKE ALWAYS...🙄)