{"product_id":"la-belle-helene-blu-ray","title":"La Belle Helene (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJacques Offenbach's La Belle Hélène (1864) has always been one of it's composer's most successful works. • It's first, slightly scandalizing performance in Paris was quickly followed by productions in Vienna, Berlin, London, Milan and New York. • A satire of middle-class values, this opéra bouffe - told through the story of Paris and Helen, and her abduction by the Trojan prince disguised as a shepherd - pillories narrow-mindedness in society. • Adopting a pro-active stance, director Renaud Doucet and designer André Barbe treat the piece as a \"great show\" with numerous choreographic elements, relocating the action of Offenbach's classical spoof and setting it on a cruise ship in the 1960s, when Flower Power, love and drugs were all the rage. • \"La Belle Hélène is a firework display for ears and eyes...\" (Hamburger Morgenpost), \"opulent and amusing\" (Bild), and, in the title role, Jennifer Larmore convinces with her \"fantastic vocal performance.\" (Das Opernglas)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49061976080658,"sku":"814337013103","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/2932503.jpg?v=1715195156","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/la-belle-helene-blu-ray","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}