Offenbach La Belle Hélène ( Felicity Lott with Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski), Act 1, 3

From the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, Laurent Pellys production of Offenbachs parody of the origins of the Trojan War combines a musically superb performance with a stream of visual humor that flows from his core idea that the action all takes place in the imagination of a sleeping, sexstarved, suburban housewife. Watch the full opera: Subscribe to wocomoMUSIC: Follow us on Facebook: Felicity Lott Helen, Queen of Sparta Yann Beuron Paris, song of King Priam Alain Gabriel Ajax I, King of Salamis Laurent Alvaro Ajax II, King of Locris François Le Roux Calchas, High Priest of Jupiter Magali Léger Parthoenis, a courtesan Éric Huchet Achilles, King of Phthiotis Michel Sénéchal Menelaus, King of Sparta MarieAnge Todorovitch Orestes, son of Agamemnon Hjördis Thébault Bacchis, Helen s attendant Stéphanie