
La Belle Hélène
#LaBelleHélène
Salle Favart
from 1
to 11 March 2021
Dates
1 March 2021 8.00 pm
3 March 2021 8.00 pm
5 March 2021 audiodescription 8.00 pm
7 March 2021 audiodescription relax 3.00 pm
9 March 2021 8.00 pm
11 March 2021 8.00 pm
Information
01 70 23 01 31 / billetterie@opera-comique.com / 2h30
All audiences
At first glance, the Belle Hélène makes you smile and dance at the expense of her deceived husband. But shouldn’t we feel sorry for the victim, Ménélas, as fate drives Hélène into Pâris’ arms and lures Greeks into the most terrible of wars?
This opéra-bouffe is an exquisite parody, which offers several layers of meaning — and delight. It was created in 1864, just after the release of Berlioz’ Trojans and, above all, in full liberalisation of theatrical life. Offenbach and his librettists invite us to challenge classical culture, while expressing our fantasies, our dreams and our concerns. Just as their contemporaries, they provide us with an opportunity for Homeric laughter: whether in Sparte or in Paris, then as now, no-one keeps a straight face for a long time…
This revenge of Parisian taste over boredom - as the press depicted it in 1874 - was Offenbach’s first international success.
As Ménélas, Michel Fau celebrates theatre. At the head of the Frivolités Parisiennes, Pierre Dumoussaud makes music sparkle. In the title role, Marie-Nicole Lemieux makes humour rhyme with sensuality
Musical direction Pierre Dumoussaud
Stage direction Michel Fau
With Marie–Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Talbot, Kangmin Justin Kim, Michel Fau, Franck Leguérinel, Jean-Claude Saragosse, Pierre-Emmanuel Roubet, Thomas Morris, Yoann Dubruque, Sarah Jouffroy, Didier Deconinck.
Choir Les éléments
Orchestra Les Frivolités Parisiennes
Around the show
Distribution
Musical direction Pierre Dumoussaud
Stage direction Michel Fau
Decors Emmanuel Charles
Costumes Diane Belugou
Lights Joël Fabing
Hélène Marie–Nicole Lemieux
Pâris Philippe Talbot
Oreste Kangmin Justin Kim
Ménélas Michel Fau
Agamemnon Franck Leguérinel
Calchas Jean-Claude Saragosse
Achille Pierre-Emmanuel Roubet
Ajax Premier Thomas Morris
Ajax Deuxième Yoann Dubruque
Loena Sarah Jouffroy
Philocome Didier Deconinck
Choir Les éléments
Orchestra Les Frivolités Parisiennes
Coproduction Opéra de Lausanne, Opéra Comique, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
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