Offenbach - Keck: La Belle Hélène (OEK critical edition) (Die schöne Helena) (1864) 150'
Opéra-bouffe in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy; original German version by Ernst Dohm; new German versions by Gunter Selling, Michael Quast and Peter Hacks; new English version by Richard Duployen (F,G,E)
Scoring
2S,3S(M),4T,T(Bar),Bar,BBar; 2 speaking roles; chorus; 2(II=picc).1.2.1-2.2.1.0-timp.perc-strings; Viennese orchestration: 2(II=picc).2.2.2-4.2.3.0-timp.perc-strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
12/17/1864
Théâtre des Variétés, Paris
unknown
World premiere of version
7/2/2004
Kaiserthermen, Trier
Wolfgang Quetes, director / Ensemble Theater Trier / Fabian Dobler
Opéra-bouffe in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy; original German version by Ernst Dohm; new German versions by Gunter Selling, Michael Quast and Peter Hacks; new English version by Richard Duployen (F,G,E)
Scoring
2S,3S(M),4T,T(Bar),Bar,BBar; 2 speaking roles; chorus; 2(II=picc).1.2.1-2.2.1.0-timp.perc-strings; Viennese orchestration: 2(II=picc).2.2.2-4.2.3.0-timp.perc-strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
12/17/1864
Théâtre des Variétés, Paris
unknown
World premiere of version
7/2/2004
Kaiserthermen, Trier
Wolfgang Quetes, director / Ensemble Theater Trier / Fabian Dobler
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