It operates a portfolio of concert venues including its headquarters, known as the Théâtre des arts, and the Chapelle Corneille.

[2] The hall, known as the Théâtre des Arts, was inaugurated on 29 June 1776 with a performance of Corneille's tragicomedy Le Cid.

Performances were held throughout the war until the building was completely destroyed by allied bombing on 10 June 1944, shortly after singer Cécile Sorel left the stage.

One of several of its kind in the city, it is one of the few, along with the statues of Napoleon and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle by Falguière, which has not been melted by the Nazis in order to reuse the metal.

As part of the celebrations, the Rouen Opera House asked people in possession of any kind of documents related to the building, such as photographs or films, to be allowed to make copies.