Birgfeld French Opera: La Belle Hélène

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fifth Avenue Theatre (1867-73)

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Manager / Director:
Adolph Birgfeld

Price: $1; $.50 family circle

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 September 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

30 Apr 1869, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
aka Belle Helene, La; Schöne Helena, La; Schone Helena, La
Composer(s): Offenbach
Text Author: Halévy, Meilhac

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 28 April 1869, 3.
2)
Advertisement: Courrier des États-Unis, 28 April 1869.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 29 April 1869, 7.
4)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 29 April 1869, 7.
5)
Review: Courrier des États-Unis, 17 May 1869.

".. . our friend Edgard play[ed] Calchas with the authority of his recognized talent."