LA BELLE HÉLÈNE JACQUES OFFENBACH

I think that this is an hilarious and moving performance of that musical joy that is La belle Hélène. It was done last December in Lausanne, with a good mise en scène by Michel Fau (who also plays Ménélas), good stage and wardrobe design, Julie Robard-Gendre as Hélène, Julien Dran as Pâris, the Sinfonietta de Lausanne conducted by Pierre Dumoussaud, and the Choeur de l’Opéra de Lausanne. It can be seen here on the Arte channel until January 27, 2020.

LA BELLE HÉLÈNE
JACQUES OFFENBACH
LIBRETTO: HENRI MEILHAC ET LUDOVIC HALÉVY

This is the recording of La belle Hélène conducted, in 1952, by René Leibowitz, with the Paris Philarmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Janine Linda as Hélène and André Dran as Pâris.

Caricatura de 'La belle Hélène' aparecida en 'La Vie Parisienne', 1886