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Composer of the Week: Offenbach

BBC Radio 3
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La belle Helene
Patrick O'Connor introduces one of Offenbach's finest comic creations. Helen,
Queen of Sparta and the most beautiful woman in the world, is bored with her husband. She is much more interested in the young shepherd Paris - who has been promised the most beautiful woman. Cue the Trojan War, launched by Paris and Helen in a burst of hilarity.
Choeurs Raymond Saint-Paul
Lamoureux Concerts
Orchestra, conductor
Jules Gressier

Contributors

Introduces:
Patrick O'Connor
Conductor:
Jules Gressier
Paris:
Claude Devos
Helen:
Deva Dassy
Menelaus:
Duv Aleix
Calchas:
Michel Roux
Agamemnon:
Willy Clement
Orestes:
Liliane Berton
Source: Radio Times

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