<P> By the early years of the twentieth century, the Salle Garnier was to see such great performers as Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso in La Bohème and Rigoletto (in 1902), and Feodor Chaliapin in the premiere of Jules Massenet's Don Quichotte (1910). This production formed part of a long association between the company and Massenet and his operas, two of which were presented there posthumously . </P> <P> Other famous twentieth - century singers to appear at Monte Carlo included Titta Ruffo, Geraldine Farrar, Mary Garden, Tito Schipa, Beniamino Gigli, Claudia Muzio, Georges Thill, and Lily Pons . </P> <P> Apart from Massenet, composers whose works had their first performances at Monte Carlo included: Saint - Saëns (Hélène, 1904); Mascagni (Amica, 1905); and Puccini (La rondine, 1917). Indeed, since its inauguration, the theatre has hosted 45 world premiere productions of operas . René Blum was retained to found the Ballet de l'Opéra . The "Golden Age" of the Salle Garnier is gone, as small companies with small houses are not able to mount productions that cost astronomical sums . Nonetheless, the present day company still presents a season containing five or six operas . </P> <P> Campagna, Italy and Ceuta, Spain are Monte Carlo's twin cities . </P>

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