At the court of Sparta, Helena, known as the most beautiful woman in the world, is thoroughly bored at the side of her husband, King Menelaus, when suddenly a mysterious – and damnably attractive – shepherd appears and injects plenty of life back into this dull society. What other choice does Helen, a loyal servant of Venus, ultimately have than to lustfully submit to her fate?
The Beautiful Helen
In this fast-paced, brilliant antique travesty by Jacques Offenbach, so-called good sense is thoroughly torn from its rotten hinges.
Under Barry Kosky's direction, the melodies, legs and dialogue veritably whirl before the audience's eyes, brain and ears, and of course around the undisputed centre of these goings-on: the beautiful Helen.
- 3 hr with intermission
Additional information
- Jacques OffenbachOpéra-bouffe in three acts [1864]
- Text by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
- German Translation von Simon Werle
Participating artists
David Cavelius (Chöre)
Rufus Didwiszus (Bühnenbild)
Barrie Kosky (Inszenierung)
Diego Leetz (Licht)
Adrien Perruchon (Musikalische Leitung)
Otto Pichler (Choreografie)
Anna Ponnath (Übertitel)
Buki Shiff (Kostüme)
Nicole Chevalier (Helena)
Tansel Akzeybek (Paris)
Christoph Späth (Menelaus)
Karolina Gumos (Orest)
Stefan Sevenich (Kalchas)
Dominik Köninger (Agamemnon)
Ivan Turšić (Ajax I)
Philipp Meierhöfer (Ajax II)
Peter Bording (Achill)
Karlheinz Oettel (Täubchen)
Daniel Daniela Ojeda Yrureta (Bacchis, Zofe Helenas)
Karsten Redlich (Philokomus)
Sascha Borris (Philokomus)
Alexander Kohl (Euthykles)
Ezra Jung (Euthykles)
Lorenzo Soragni (Tänzer)
Michael Fernandez (Tänzer)
Mark Lenskjær Fries (Tänzer)
Daniel Daniela Ojeda Yrureta (Tänzer)
Kai Chun Chuang (Tänzer)
Jeffrey Socia (Tänzer)
Komparserie (Komparserie)
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin (Orchester)
