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Opera Interactively Into Schools 12

Hélène, the Beautiful Helen, the

figure we have encountered so
many times in school books, in
a story that changes, shapes
and becomes shaped differently
over the years, is our produc-

tion’s central character.

This time, we meet her in

Kornilios Selamsis’ opera
Offenbach’s La belle Hélène to
a libretto by Alexandra K*, in a
new fresh and contemporary
version presenting us with the

known myth in a colourfoul,
melodious and – most of all –
funny way.

As the title shows, the work is
based on Jacques Offenbach’s
famous operetta La belle
Hélène.