Qui sont les petits rats de l'Opéra ?
Qui sont les petits rats de l'Opéra ?
Le petit rat est le jeune élève de l'Ecole de danse de l'Opéra de Paris qui y suit les cours et participe aux spectacles. Autrefois logé au Palais Garnier, il suit aujourd'hui ses classes dans le bâtiment imaginé par Christian de Portzamparc à Nanterre.
Comment se nomme le petit du rat ?
Le petit rat de l'opéra, le marcassin, et pour le reste je ne suis pas calée du tout je vais chercher !
What is a “Petit rat”?
- For Emile Littré, the word could be a truncated form of the expression “demoiselle d’opéra” (young lady of the opera) who was known as a “ra”. According to another explanation, “petit rat” has its origins in the noise made by the pointe shoes of the young dancers on the wooden floors of the rehearsal rooms situated in the attics of the Paris Opera.
Who is the Little Rat in the opera?
- The “little rat” is a young pupil at the School of Dance of the Paris Opera who takes lessons and performs in ballet productions. Formerly housed at the Palais Garnier, s/he is now trained in the building designed by Christian de Portzamparc in Nanterre.
What animal did the Romantics call the rat?
- Abbé Perrin (Director of... As attested by Honoré de Balzac and Théophile Gautier, the figure of the rat is among the animal metaphors that the Romantics held dear (once his studies were completed, the rat became a “tiger” and sometimes a “panther”.
