A superficial view may regard Offenbach’s lightweight masterpiece, La belle Hélène, as „merely“ an opera buffa. But closer scrutiny of this charming, imaginative firework of intrigue makes one thing clear: the story of the Greek queen who started off the Trojan war is, in this version, a humorous...

Great Arias Roberto Alagna - L'elisir d'amore: "Quanto è bella, quanto è cara" and "Una furtiva lagrima" from Opéra National de Lyon, 1997. Conductor Evelino Pido.

Great Arias Bryn Terfel - Salome: "Wo ist er, dessen Sündenbrecher jetzt voll ist?" from Royal Opera House, 1997. Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi.