by Tracie Cooper
synopsis
This take on Offenbach's La Belle Hélène was filmed at the Zurich Opera House, and features Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vesselina Kasarova, and Deon Van der Walt. The story itself remains the same (i.e. a statement on the grossly decadent upper classes of Paris during the composer's lifetime).
characteristics
- Stage
- Parisian
- Opera