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If you're lucky enough to be heading on a trip to Toulouse with friends, family, or a special loved one, you've probably already got a few pieces of your itinerary all planned out. If there's only a short amount of time to see and do as much of the city as possible, you'll want to have a good plan that will help you take in all the sights and sounds you're most interested in. If one of those sights and sounds is the Theatre du Capitole, then you're in for a treat.
This impressive theatre is huge and spreads out from left to right in a massive rectangle. Its architecture is exquisite, with gorgeous white stone exterior walls carefully shelled in by large, impressive columns that give the building a Romanesque feel - but not to the point of overkill. Looking its most grand at night time, the theatre is illuminated by myriad bright lights from below, which cause it to light up with striking beauty and guests attending a show around this time are sure to be inspired by its incredible appearance before and after the performance.
Of course, being an opera house, the Theatre du Capitole isn't just a pretty building. Home of many excellent performances of various operas, from the very well known to occasional more obscure numbers, the Theatre du Capitole is enormously popular with locals and tourists alike. Served by an esteemed troupe of players, as well as some travelling troupes, the theatre always has something of exceeding high quality to offer even the most discerning of opera goers, so if you really love a night at the opera, you won't be disappointed.
After an evening of story and song, what better way to continue the night than by stepping outside into the cool Toulouse air, stroll along the street and make your way towards a restaurant or bar where you can enjoy delectable French cuisine and a glass or two of the best French wine? In the calm settings of a lovely restaurant, you'll be able to discuss the opera with your companions and discover what seeing such performances is like in France compared with those at home. In any case, when the time comes to return to your hotels in Toulouse you can do so feeling relaxed and edified after a glorious night taking in a fantastic performance at one of Toulouse's most esteemed establishments.
