Faransa tana da tarihin tarihi a wasan opera kuma gida ce ga shahararrun gidajen wasan opera, irin su Opéra Garnier a birnin Paris. Wasan opera na Faransa, da aka fi sani da opéra, ta kasance wani muhimmin al'adar Faransanci tun karni na 17, kuma ta samar da wasu fitattun opera a duniya.
Daya daga cikin fitattun mawakan opera na Faransa shine Georges Bizet. , wanda aka fi sani da wasan opera Carmen. Carmen ya ba da labarin wata mace ta Spain mai sha'awa kuma mai 'yanci wacce ta ƙaunaci soja, amma a ƙarshe ta ƙi shi don ɗan bijimi. Wani mashahurin mawakin Faransa na opera shi ne Charles Gounod, wanda opera Faust ya ba da labarin wani mutum da ya sayar da ransa ga shaidan don neman samartaka da mulki. kuma suna yin tambarin su a fagen wasan opera. Wasu daga cikin mashahuran mawakan opera na Faransa sun haɗa da Roberto Alagna, Natalie Dessay, da Anna Caterina Antonacci. Wadannan mawakan, tare da wasu da dama, suna yin wasan kwaikwayo akai-akai a manyan gidajen wasan opera na kasar Faransa da ma duniya baki daya.
Game da gidajen rediyo da ke buga wasan opera a kasar Faransa, France Musique gidan rediyo ne na jama'a da ke mayar da hankali kan wakokin gargajiya, gami da opera. Suna da shirye-shirye akai-akai wanda ke nuna shirye-shiryen opera kai tsaye daga manyan gidajen opera a duniya, da kuma hira da mawakan opera da mawaƙa. Sauran gidajen rediyo, irin su Radio Classique da Radio Notre-Dame, suma suna da shirye-shiryen kiɗan gargajiya waɗanda suka haɗa da opera. Gabaɗaya, wasan opera ya kasance muhimmin ɓangare na al'adun Faransanci kuma ana ci gaba da yin bikin a cikin al'adun gargajiya da na zamani.