Salle du Bel-Air
Second theatre of the Paris Opera, 1672–1673 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Salle du Bel-Air[2] or Salle du Jeu de Paume de Béquet (Hall of the Béquet Tennis Court), also spelled Becquet,[3] was a 1672 theatre located in Paris, France. Originally an indoor tennis court (jeu de paume) it was converted by the Italian designer Carlo Vigarani into a theatre which was used by Jean-Baptiste Lully's Paris Opera from 15 November 1672 to 1 February 1673.[4] It was located in the Rue de Vaugirard, just west of the city moat (fossé) and the Rue des Fossés Monsieur-le-Prince (now the Rue Monsieur-le-Prince). Today the site of the former theatre extends into the Rue de Médicis, just south of no. 15 (or 13 bis) Rue de Vaugirard.[5]