France / Dec 01, 2000 / Live performance
La Belle Hélène (2000)
Directed by Laurent Pelly, Ross MacGibbon
2h 33minruntime
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Plot
This is a joy from beginning to end. Although there are many tricks and ideas from Laurent Pelly, as always he seems to still retain the Offenbach magic. La Lott and Monsieur Beuron are a joy, but so is everyone else. The Patriotic Trio by the sea is both a hoot and wonderfully sung, the score seems truly complete yet never flags and the finale sequences for especially acts 1 & 2 are a joy of movement and sound fused as one glorious Offenbachian moment.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alain Gabriel | Ajax premier, roi de Salamine |
| Laurent Alvaro | Ajax deuxième, roi des Locriens |
| Hjördis Thébault | Bacchis, suivante d'Hélène |
| Stéphanie d'Oustrac | Léoena, courtisane |
| Magali Léger | Parthénis, courtisane |
| José Canalès | Philocome |
Genres
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Belle Hélène |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet, Arthaus Musik |
| Release date | 1 dicembre 2000 |
| Writer | Ludovic Halévy, Henri Meilhac |
| Assistant directors | Laurent Pelly, Ross MacGibbon |
| Music | Jacques Offenbach, Marc Minkowski |
| Sound | Jacques Offenbach, Marc Minkowski |
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