La belle Hélène

La belle Hélène

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. Stars Dame Felicity Lott.

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Main Author:	Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
Corporate Authors:	Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur (Performer), Musiciens du Louvre (Performer), Châtelet (Theater : Paris, France), Kultur International Films.
Other Authors:	Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 (Librettist), Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908 (Librettist), Lott, Felicity (Performer), Beuron, Yann (Performer), Sénéchal, Michel (Performer), Naouri, Laurent, 1964- (Performer), Le Roux, François (Performer), Thébault, Hjördis (Performer), Oustrac, Stéphanie d' (Performer), Léger, Magali (Performer), Minkowski, Marc (Conductor), Pelly, Laurent., Thomas, Chantal., Adam, Joël., Scozzi, Laura., Wilson, Colin., MacGibbon, Ross.
Language:	French
Subjects:	Helen, > of Troy, Queen of Sparta > Drama. Operas > Librettos.
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. Stars Dame Felicity Lott.
Item Description:	Opera buffa in 3 acts. Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Bonus feature: "Behind the scenes."
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; soundtrack in Dolby surround 5.1.
Production Credits:	Costumes and stage direction, Laurent Pelly; sets, Chantal Thomas; lighting, Joel Adam; choreography, Laura Scozzi; producer, Colin Wilson; directed by Ross MacGibbon.
Published:	West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, [2004]
ISBN:	0769729169 9780769729169

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Call Number:	M1500.O35 B4 2004
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