La Belle Hélène (OEK critical edition)
(Die schöne Helena) (1864)Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy; original German version by Ernst Dohm; new German versions by Gunter Selling and Wolfgang Quetes; new English version by Richard Duployen (F,G,E)
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
Abbreviations (PDF)
Boosey & Hawkes / Bote & Bock
Opera
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Théâtre des Variétés, Paris
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Kaiserthermen, Trier
Wolfgang Quetes, director / Ensemble Theater Trier / Fabian Dobler
Jennifer Larmore / Jun-Sang Han / Peter Galliard / Viktor Rud / Rebecca Jo Loeb / Christian Miedl / Anat Edri / Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper / Philharmoniker Hamburg / Gerrit Prießnitz
Renaud Doucet, dir. / decors & costumes: André Barbe
Unitel Classica / C Major 730908 (Blu-Ray) / 731004 (DVD)