In middle of 19th century, there were active two other competing opera houses: Opéra-Comique (which still exists to this day) and Théâtre Lyrique (which in modern times changed its profile and name to Théâtre de la Ville).
Sredinom 19. stoljeća, bile su aktivne još dvije operne kuće: Opéra-Comique (koja postoji i danas) i Théâtre Lyrique (koja je u moderno doba promijenila profil i naziv u Théâtre de la Ville).