From the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris,
Laurent Pelly’s production of Offenbach’s parody of the origins of the Trojan War combines a musically superb performance with a stream of visual humor that flows from his core idea that the action all takes place in the imagination of a sleeping, sex-starved, suburban housewife.
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Felicity Lott - Helen, Queen of Sparta
Yann Beuron - Paris, song of King Priam
Alain Gabriel - Ajax I, King of Salamis
Laurent Alvaro - Ajax II, King of Locris
François Le Roux - Calchas, High Priest of Ju
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Magali Léger - Parthoenis, a courtesan
Éric Huchet - Achilles, King of Phthiotis
Michel Sénéchal - Menelaus, King of Sparta
Marie-Ange Todorovitch - Orestes, son of Agamemnon
Hjördis Thébault - Bacchis, Helen’s attendant
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