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La belle Hélène Fair Helen : opera buffa in three acts
Title
La belle Hélène [videorecording] = Fair Helen : opera buffa in three acts / from the Théâtre musical de Paris-Châtelet ; [music] by Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy ; producer, Colin Wilson ; directed by Ross MacGibbon ; an RM Associates [and others] co-production.
Published
[Halle, Saale] : Arthaus Musik, [2011]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (26 pages ; 18 cm).
Notes
Live from the Théâtre musical de Paris-Châtelet, 2000.
"Critical edition by Robert Didion."
Booklet (26 p. ; ill.) with program notes and essay in English, French and German inserted in container.
Special features Include 26 mins documentary.
Costumes and stage direction, Laurent Pelly; sets, Chantal Thomas; lighting, Joel Adam; choreography, Laura Scozzi.
Sung in French; with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, or Spanish.
Summary
Offenbach's parody of the origins of the Trojan War. With clever visual humor and Laurent Pelly's staging and costume ideas, the viewer is placed in the imagination of a sex-starved housewife.
Variant and related titles
Fair Helen
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
French
Added to Catalog
August 09, 2018
Series
Best of operetta ; [1]
Credits
Costumes and stage direction, Laurent Pelly; sets, Chantal Thomas; lighting, Joel Adam; choreography, Laura Scozzi.
Cast
Dame Felicity Lott, Magali Léger, sopranos ; Hjördis Thébault, Stéphanie d'Ooustrac, mezzo-sopranos ; Yann Beuron, Michel Sénéchal, tenors ; François Le Roux, baritone ; Laurent Naouri, bass ; Le Choeur et Musiciens du Louvre ; Marc Minkowski, conductor.
System details note
DVD 9; NTSC, region 0; aspect ratio: 16:9; 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, or DTS 5.1 sound formats.
Videorecording number
107 403 Arthaus Musik
107 509 Arthaus Musik (set)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Filmed operas.
Nonfiction films.
Televised operas.
Operas.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
Musiciens du Louvre.
Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur.
Châtelet (Theater : Paris, France)
Arthaus Musik (Firm)
RM Arts (Firm)
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