Lakes Area Music Festival –The Beautiful Helen of Troy
Sunday, August 18, 2019 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM) (CDT)
Description
Music by Jacques Offenbach
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Premiered December 17, 1864 at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris Sung in French with English supertitles, spoken dialogue in English (translation by Richard Traubner)
This hysterical and absurd romp through Ancient Greece is complete with Spartan soldiers, Prince Paris, and of course the most beautiful woman in the world—Helen of Troy. La belle Hélène proves that no matter the value we place in Jupiter’s laws, the love of Venus will always prevail.
CAST
Hélène Anna Dennis
Pâris Zachary Wilder
Calchas John Taylor Ward
Ménélas Jason McStoots
Agamemnon Gary Moss
Jonathan Brandani, conductor
JJ Hudson, director
Jerome Wills, set design and technical director
Tlaloc Lopez-Waterman, lighting and projection designer
Meriem Bahri, lead costume designer
Ruthie Gmeinder, costume designer
Mary Box, répétiteur
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Premiered December 17, 1864 at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris Sung in French with English supertitles, spoken dialogue in English (translation by Richard Traubner)
This hysterical and absurd romp through Ancient Greece is complete with Spartan soldiers, Prince Paris, and of course the most beautiful woman in the world—Helen of Troy. La belle Hélène proves that no matter the value we place in Jupiter’s laws, the love of Venus will always prevail.
CAST
Hélène Anna Dennis
Pâris Zachary Wilder
Calchas John Taylor Ward
Ménélas Jason McStoots
Agamemnon Gary Moss
Jonathan Brandani, conductor
JJ Hudson, director
Jerome Wills, set design and technical director
Tlaloc Lopez-Waterman, lighting and projection designer
Meriem Bahri, lead costume designer
Ruthie Gmeinder, costume designer
Mary Box, répétiteur
Additional Info
Pricing
Free to attend. Donations are always accepted.
Free to attend. Donations are always accepted.
Sunday, August 18, 2019 (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
(CDT)
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