La belle Hélène The fair Helen : opéra bouffe in 3 acts

La belle Hélène The fair Helen : opéra bouffe in 3 acts /

A light-hearted opera based on the story of Helen of Troy, La belle Hélène satirizes the social mores of the declining Parisian upper classes under the Second Empire.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Opernhaus Zürich (Performer), Reiner Moritz Associates, RM Arts (Firm), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Other Authors:	Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 (Librettist), Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908 (Librettist), Lohner, Helmut, Peter, Ulrich, Schottler, Hartmut, Kasarova, Vesselina (Performer), Van der Walt, Deon (Performer), Chausson, Carlos (Performer), Vogel, Volker, 1950-, Widmer, Oliver (Performer), Harnoncourt, Nikolaus (Conductor), Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : RM Associates, [2001]
Subjects:	Helen, > of Troy, Queen of Sparta > Drama. Operas > Television adaptations Operas

Description
Summary:	A light-hearted opera based on the story of Helen of Troy, La belle Hélène satirizes the social mores of the declining Parisian upper classes under the Second Empire.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD video; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.; 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio; coded for Region 1 (North America) playback only.
Production Credits:	Costume design, Jean-Charles De Castelbajac & Hans de Foer ; set design, Paolo Piva ; camera, Oskar Herting ... [et al.] ; lighting design, Robertus Cremer ; edited by Hartmut Schottler.
Participant or Performer:	Vesselina Kasarova (Helen, Queen of Sparta) ; Deon van der Walt (Paris) ; Carlos Chausson (Calchas) ; Volker Vogel (Menelaus) ; Oliver Widmer (Agamemnon) ; Liliana Nichiteanu, Ruben Amoretti, Cheyne Davidson, Steve Davislim, Ruth Rohner, Ulrika Precht, Lisa Larsson, Karl Adam, Jean-Paul Beglin, Jakob Baumann, supporting soloists ; Zurich Opera House ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor.
Language:	Sung in French with English subtitles.
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