Concert-éveil « Les secrets de la Belle Hélène »

Designed for children from the age of 4, the concert-éveil is a lively, interactive musical adventure, conceived as their very first introduction to classical music. Your little explorers learn to listen, feel and understand masterpieces of the repertoire through explanations, games and sound experiments.

Who was the famous Hélène, really? A blameless queen… or a heroine ready to shake an entire kingdom to its foundations? In this concert-éveil, young and old alike discover Offenbach's La Belle Hélène, a sparkling operetta in which kings and heroes sometimes lose all their solemnity! Hélène is bored in Sparta, Pâris arrives with his irresistible charm, Ménélas tries to keep up appearances… but very quickly everything spirals into a succession of situations as funny as they are unexpected. Through the best-known arias, children will understand how music brings characters to life, highlights exaggerations and accompanies the twists of the story. A lively and playful way into the world of operetta, and a discovery that a myth can also become a comedy full of surprises. Recommended from 4 years old.

PROGRAMME

Offenbach · La Belle Hélène

Duration: 45 minutes (no interval)

CAST

Christophe Grapperon · Conductor

Florence Guignolet · Stage direction

Soloists of the Département Supérieur pour Jeunes Chanteurs of the CRR de Paris · Singing

Soloists of the Orchestre Colonne

Vincent Legoupil · Presentation