Album Summary
Performers
Deon Van der Walt (Tenor)- Carlos Chausson (Bass)
- Vesselina Kasarova (Soprano)
- Volker Vogel (Bass)
- Oliver Widmer (Bass)
Notes & Reviews:
Offenbach's light-hearted opera is based on the story of Helen of Troy. 'La Belle Helene' mercilessly satirizes the social mores of the declining Parisian upper classes under the Second Empire, highlighting their preoccupation with sex and their moral laxity. But it is done with great subtlety, theatrical finesse and by using word play and comic situations.
Offenbach's light-hearted opera is based on the story of Helen of Troy. La Belle Hélène mercilessly satirizes the social mores of the declining Parisian upper classes under the Second Empire, highlighting their preoccupation with sex and their moral laxity. But it is done with great subtlety and theatrical finesse, and by using word play and comic situations.
Notes & Reviews:Run Time: 123 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Works Details
Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène - Performers: Deon Van der Walt (Tenor); Carlos Chausson (Bass); Vesselina Kasarova (Soprano); Volker Vogel (Bass); Oliver Widmer (Bass)
- Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1864
