Offenbach : Act I "Pars pour la Crête" (La Belle Hélène)

From a wonderfully funny & spirited production of Offenbach's "La Belle Hélène", given at Paris Théâtre du Châtelet in 2001.
Hélène of Troy is sung by Felicity Lott, Yann Beuron is Pâris, Michel Sénéchal is Ménélas, Laurent Naouri is Agamemnon, François Le Roux is Calchas...
Mythology at its funniest !
Conductor : Mark Minkowski / Stage production : Laurent Pelly

[@pilorget]

Dame Felicity est simplement géniale !
La grande duchesse au Châtelet ... ça c'était énorme :)

[@patrickjjjtube]

Yes it was Marc Minkowski conducting

[@serRudyll]

Sénéchal is so well cast as Ménélas :)

[@stdeclan247]

Go Dame Felicity!! Yea!!

[@taxiride1]

Anyone know if this is the Marc Minkowski La Belle Helene?

[@giloubreizh]

voila ce qu'il nous faudrait pour nous déridr! Salut, Nicki!...

[@Johnny1206]

IT'S FRIVOLOUS, GAY AND BEAUTIFUL!

[@thorwickstrom]

senechal is my hero.

[@Goethefemme]

I wish they had a video where the camera stayed just on Naouri. He's so into it!!!
Did they include Orestes in this production? Is her/his aria on line here?

[@lejacq1]

@taxiride1 YES !

[@angelus2002]

A little mature but haven't you heard of M.I.L.F.?

[@Parvati78100]

Quite right she looks as though she's Paris's mother

[@Parvati78100]

Dame Felicity is charming no doubt but she is 20 years past the age. She looks like Paris mother and she is supposed to outrank Venus in beauty...

[@lirelio]

Choeurs pas en place, texte incompréhensible, SVP pas de ça au Châtelet

[@LaDivaWorld]

the soprano is just too old to look at.Kind of....wish it was another lady.