La Belle Hélène

Synopsis

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.

Director

Laurent Pelly

Written by

Henri Meilhac

Music

Jacques Offenbach

Studio

Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet

Released

1 December 2000

Genres

Music