Editing Paris Opera Ballet (section)

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The Paris Opera Ballet has always been an integral part of the [[Paris Opera]], which was founded in 1669 as the Académie d'Opéra (Academy of Opera), although theatrical dance did not become an important component of the Paris Opera until 1673, after it was renamed the Académie Royale de Musique (Royal Academy of Music) and placed under the leadership of [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]].<ref name=Crane/><ref name=Christout86>Christout 1998, p. 86.</ref> The Paris Opera has had many different official names during its long history, but since 1994, it has been called the Opéra National de Paris (Paris National Opera).<ref>[https://www.operadeparis.fr/lopera-de-paris/histoire ''Histoire de l'Opéra national de Paris''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403204201/https://www.operadeparis.fr/lopera-de-paris/histoire |date=2016-04-03 }} (in French) at the Paris Opera website. Retrieved 19 July 2011.</ref>