Minkowski conducts Offenbach: La Belle Hélène – with Felicity Lott

Ancient Greece hits the Champs-Elysées in Offenbach’s La belle Hélène. Mythological mayhem ensues – delightfully sexy, deliriously silly and swept dancing along by music that’s as fizzy (and as intoxicating) as champagne. No two artists have done more to put the sparkle back into French operetta than conductor Marc Minkowski and director Laurent Pelly, and in this now-classic production from the year 2000, Pelly’s zany visuals find a perfect complement in the freshness and flair of Minkowski’s period-instrument orchestra. The cast is to die for, too – with Laurent Naouri as Agamemnon and the great Felicity Lott having the time of her life in the title role.

Soloists: 

Felicity Lott (Soprano), Yann Beuron (Tenor), Michel Sénéchal (Tenor), Laurent Naouri (Bass-Baritone), François Le Roux (Baritone), Eric Huchet (Tenor), Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Mezzo-Soprano), Alain Gabriel (Tenor), Laurent Alvaro (Baritone), Hjördis Thébault (Soprano), Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Mezzo-Soprano), Magali Léger (Soprano), José Canalès (Voice)

Ensembles: 

Chœur des Musiciens du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre

Conductor: 

Marc Minkowski