Le Peletier (Paris Métro) Le Peletier (Paris Métro) Le Peletier is a station of the Paris Métro. It is named after Rue le Peletier, which was named after Louis Peletier, who was last but one "prévôt des marchands" (provost of merchants) between 1784 and 1789. This feudal position was abolished in the French Revolution. The Opéra National de Paris was located in the "Salle Peletier", in Rue le Peletier, between 1821 and 1873, when it was destroyed by fire. It was the first theatre to use gas lighting to illuminate the stage. It is located a short walk from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette station on line 12,
Le Ménestrel it had two serious competitors, "Le Ménestrel" established in 1833 and Maurice Schlesinger's "Gazette Musicale" established in 1834. "Le Ménestrel" was founded by the Paris publisher Joseph-Hippolyte l'Henry, with the first edition (printed by Poussièlgue) appearing on 1 December 1833. In 1835, Schlesinger bought "La Revue Musicale" from Fétis and merged the two journals into "La Revue et gazette musicale de Paris". Until "La Revue et Gazette" ceased publication in 1880, "Le Ménestrel" was to be its main rival in terms of influence and breadth of coverage. E. D'Arlhac took over the directorship of "Le Ménestrel" in July 1835, but