9 5 0 s ▁new ▁personnel ▁and ▁fre ight ▁elev ators ▁were ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁stage , ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁employees ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁building ▁and ▁the ▁moving ▁of ▁stage ▁scen ery . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁theatre ▁was ▁given ▁new ▁elect rical ▁facilities ▁and , ▁during ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Fo yer ▁de ▁la ▁Dan se ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁new ▁re he ars al ▁space ▁for ▁the ▁Bal let ▁company ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Jean - L oup ▁Rou bert . ▁During ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁rest oration ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁theatre . ▁This ▁consisted ▁of ▁modern ising ▁the ▁stage ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁elect rical ▁facilities , ▁while ▁rest oring ▁and ▁pres erving ▁the ▁op ul ent ▁dé cor , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁strength ening ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁This ▁rest oration ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁St amps ▁The ▁French ▁Post ▁Office ▁has ▁issued ▁two ▁post age ▁st amps ▁on ▁the ▁building : ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁for ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Charles ▁G arn ier . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Claude ▁André otto ▁grouping ▁elements ▁which ▁recall ▁the ▁art istic ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Opera ▁G arn ier : ▁the ▁profile ▁of ▁a ▁dan cer , ▁a ▁viol in ▁and ▁a ▁red ▁cur tain . ▁The ▁second , ▁drawn ▁and ▁eng