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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.
Cast: Felicity Lott, Yann Beuron, Michel Sénéchal, Laurent Naouri, François Le Roux, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Eric Huchet, Alain Gabriel, Laurent Alvaro, Hjördis Thébault, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Magali Léger, José Canalès
Writers: Ludovic Halévy (Writer), Henri Meilhac (Writer)
Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Production: Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet, Arthaus Musik
