La belle Hélène (French pronunciation: ?[la bɛl elɛn], The Beautiful Helen), is an opéra bouffe in three acts, with music by Jacques Offenbach and words by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The piece parodies the story of Helen's elopement with Paris, which set off the Trojan War.
| Original Name | La belle Hélène |
| Librettist | Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy |
| Premiered | 1864, December 17th (Théâtre des Variétés) in Paris, France |
| Type | Opera Buffa |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Baritone) - Agamemnon, King of Kings Voice (Tenor) - Ménélas, King of Sparta Voice (Tenor) - Pâris, son of King Priam of Troy Voice (Bass) - Calchas, high priest of Jupiter Voice (Tenor) - Achille, King of Phthiotis Voice (Soprano) - (or Tenor) Oreste, son of Agamemnon Voice (Tenor) - Ajax I, King of Salamis Voice (Baritone) - Second Ajax, King of the Locrians Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Philocome, Calchas' attendant Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Euthyclès, a blacksmith Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Hélène, Queen of Sparta Voice (Soprano) - Parthénis, a courtesan Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Lœna, a courtesan Voice (Soprano) - Bacchis, Helen's attendant |
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Famous Works
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jacques Offenbach: The Beautiful Helen Jacques Offenbach: The Beautiful Helen Jacques Offenbach: The Beautiful Helen |