What helped maintain Paris as the opera capital of the 19th century?
Meyerbeer's grand opera style and the theatre technology of the Paris Opéra
The tourism industry
The gastronomy scene
The French academic scene
Answer
Meyerbeer's grand opera style and Theatre technology of the Paris Opéra helped maintain Paris as the opera capital of the 19th century. Meyerbeer's operas were extravagant and large-scale, and they required a great deal of technical expertise to stage. The Paris Opéra had the resources and expertise to stage these operas, and they became a major tourist attraction.
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