The first production of "La Juive" in 1835 by the Paris Opera (not at that time resident at the Palais Garnier) involved twenty horses borrowed from the Cirque-Olympique. So one can see how, when they were building a new opera house in the expectation of presenting this type of production, they would take care to equip it with a sizeable stable :-)
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Date: 2020-11-23 12:16 pm (UTC)https://www.opera-online.com/en/articles/la-juive-from-oblivion-to-renascence--2
The first production of "La Juive" in 1835 by the Paris Opera (not at that time resident at the Palais Garnier) involved twenty horses borrowed from the Cirque-Olympique. So one can see how, when they were building a new opera house in the expectation of presenting this type of production, they would take care to equip it with a sizeable stable :-)