JEFF CLARKE

LA BELLE HELENE

Offenbach

2019
A co-production with New Sussex Opera

2019 cast:
Helen of Troy HANNAH PEDLEY
Bacchis JENNIFER CLARK
Menelaus PAUL FEATHERSTONE
Agamemnon CHARLES JOHNSTON
Orestes CATHERINE BACKHOUSE
Calchas ROB GILDON
Paris ANTHONY FLAUM

Conductor TOBY PURSER
Designer GABRIELLA CSANYI-WILLS
Lighting Designer MATTHEW CATER


Original casts
Helen of Troy VICTORIA BYRON
Bacchis PAMELA HAY
Menelaus SIMON BUTTERISS
Agamemnon IAN BELSEY
Orestes LOUISE CRANE
Calchas MARTIN GEORGE
Paris ANDY MORTON

Conductor WILL CARSLAKE
Designer GABRIELLA CSANYI-WILLS


Other casts
Helen of Troy VICTORIA BYRON
Bacchis HELEN FRENCH
Calchas BRUCE GRAHAM
Paris STEPHEN BROWN, IAIN DAVEY


“In the hands of Jeff Clarke and his Opera della Luna, the comic tale of the fair lady who would rather die than live in world without love becomes an outrageous entertainment.”
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS