La belle Hélène : Fair Helen : opera buffa in three acts /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Musiciens du Louvre (Performer), Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur (Performer), Châtelet (Theater : Paris, France), Arthaus Musik (Firm), RM Arts (Firm)
Other Authors:	Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 (Librettist), Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908 (Librettist), Didion, Robert (Editor), Alvaro, Laurent (Performer), Beuron, Yann (Performer), Gabriel, Alain (Performer), Huchet, Eric (Performer), Le Roux, François (Performer), Lott, Felicity (Performer), Léger, Magali (Performer), MacGibbon, Ross (Performer, Director), Minkowski, Marc (Conductor), Naouri, Laurent, 1964- (Performer), Oustrac, Stéphanie d' (Performer), Pelly, Laurent (Performer), Sénéchal, Michel (Performer), Thébault, Hjördis (Performer), Wilson, Colin (Producer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French
Language Notes:	Sung in French; with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, or Spanish.
Published:	[Halle, Saale] : Arthaus Musik, [2011]
Series:	Best of operetta ; [1]
Subjects:	Helen, > of Troy, Queen of Sparta > Drama. Housewives > Drama. Dreams > Drama. Operas. Televised operas. Filmed operas. Nonfiction films.

Description
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.
Item Description:	Live from the Théâtre musical de Paris-Châtelet, 2000. "Critical edition by Robert Didion." Booklet (26 pages ; ill.) with program notes and essay in English, French and German inserted in container. Special features Include 26 mins documentary. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (26 pages ; 18 cm)
Format:	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.
Production Credits:	Costumes and stage direction, Laurent Pelly; sets, Chantal Thomas; lighting, Joel Adam; choreography, Laura Scozzi.