Accessibility

Persons with reduced mobility, visual impairments, disabilities

Regardless of the ticket category you choose, dedicated seats are reserved for you in the ground floor, as well as for your companions.

Inform staff of your needs upon purchasing tickets to ensure suitable access. Contact the ticket office to make a request: 33 (0)3 62 21 21 21 / billetterie@opera-lille.fr

The day of the performance, please use the Boulevard Carnot entrance.

How to get to the Opera

Do you live in the Métropole Européenne de Lille ?
Ilévia offers a public transport service for persons with reduced mobility: Handipole.

Audio description

This service provides real-time descriptions of visual elements for certain performances via a headset.

For the season 2026-27 :

The Hunger
saturday 30 January 2027 at 6pm

Otello
sunday 16 May 2027 at 4 pm
saturday 22 May at 6 pm

In parternship with Accès Culture, with the support of the city of Lille
They are free of charge but must be booked when purchasing tickets.

Surtitles

All our operas are surtitled in french and in english, regardless the language in which they are sung!

Programmes in braille or large print

These programmes incorporate information on the sets, costumes
and movements, and are available for all performances
with audio description.

Touch tour of the set

Audience members who choose the audio description option may also benefit from a touch tour of the set before the performance begins.

Free of charge, upon presentation of a ticket for the performance of the day.

To book this option please contact :
dfeillee@opera-lille.fr

Smart glasses

Surtitles available in English, Dutch, French (including in large
print). Surtitles are projected via the glasses without compromising
stage visibility.

For the season 2026-27 :
Smart glasses available on every representation of Alcina, Mars, Maria de Buenos Aires and Otello.

They are free of charge but must be booked when purchasing tickets.

Assistive listening devices

The hearing loop is a free of charge option allowing hearing aid users to hear the sound from a performance amplified through headphones.

For technical reasons, hearing loops are available for all performances except those featuring audio description.