La Belle Hélène
La Belle Hélène (2000) Théâtre du Châtelet. Offenbach / French
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.
Top Cast

Felicity Lott
as Hélène, reine de Sparte
Hélène, reine de Sparte

Yann Beuron
as Pâris, fils de Priam, roi de Troie
Pâris, fils de Priam, roi de Troie

Michel Sénéchal
as Ménélas, roi de Sparte
Ménélas, roi de Sparte
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