LA BELLE HÉLÈNE Jacques Offenbach

Festival Classica, in collaboration with the Orchestre classique de Montréal, presents a bold new take on Jacques Offenbach’s La Belle Hélène, the most frequently performed operetta in the world, starring Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role.

Directed by Lorraine Pintal, with a reimagined libretto by Marc Boucher, this production transports the Greek mythology at the heart of the work to the flamboyant, scandalous world of 1970s Hollywood. With an outstanding cast and a captivating visual style, this fresh take on a beloved classic promises musical brilliance and all the pleasures of great theatre.

Libretto adaptation: Marc Boucher

Music: Jacques Offenbach

Stage direction: Lorraine Pintal

CAST

HÉLÈNE: Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

PÂRIS: Philippe Talbot, tenor

AGAMEMNON: Hugo Laporte, baritone 

MÉNÉLAS: Didier Lucien, tenor

CALCHAS: Dominique Côté, baritone

ACHILLE: Emmanuel Hasler, tenor

AJAX PREMIER: Renaud Paradis, baritone

AJAX DEUXIÈME: Tommy Joubert, tenor

ORESTE: Florence Bourget, mezzo-soprano

BACCHIS: Sharon Azrieli, soprano

LÉŒNA: Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano

PARTHÉNIS: Natacha Demers, soprano

Andrei Feher, conductor 

Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM)

Choreography: Stéphanie Fromentin

Costumes: Marc Sénécal

Makeup and hair: Jacques-Lee Pelletier

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