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Helene

Helene may refer to:

  • Helene (name), a Greek feminine name
  • Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda
  • Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis
  • Helene (Amazon), a daughter of Tityrus and an Amazon who fought Achilles and died after he seriously wounded her
  • Helene (moon), a moon of Saturn
  • Helene, the consort of Simon Magus
  • Helene (film), a 1936 French drama film
  • Hélène (given name), a feminine given name, the French version of Helen
  • Hélène (opera), a 1904 poème lyrique or opera in one act by composer Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Hélène (drama), a drame in four acts and five tableaux of 1891, with French words by Paul Delair and incidental music by André Messager
  • Hélène (album), a 1989 album by Roch Voisine
  • "Hélène" (song), a 1989 song by Roch Voisine
Helene (moon)

Helene ( ; ) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Pierre Laques and Jean Lecacheux in 1980 from ground-based observations at Pic du Midi Observatory, and was designated . In 1988 it was officially named after Helen of Troy, who was the granddaughter of Cronus (Saturn) in Greek mythology. Helene is also designated (12), which it was given in 1982, and Dione B, because it is co-orbital with Dione and located in its leading Lagrangian point . It is one of four known trojan moons.

Helene (name)

Helene is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.

As with other variants of Helen, Helene's saint's day is that of St. Helen.

Hélène (given name)

Hélène is a feminine given name, and is the French version of Helen. It is also the title of Camille Saint-Saëns's 1904 opera.

Hélène (song)

"Hélène" is a 1989 pop song recorded by the Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was the first single from his first studio album Hélène, and was released in November 1989. This song allowed the singer to launch his career and achieved great success in France.

Hélène (opera)

Hélène is a poème lyrique or opera in one act by composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It is the first opera for which Saint-Saëns wrote his own French libretto, which is based on the classic story of Helen of Troy and Paris from Greek mythology. The opera premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in Monaco on 18 February 1904. Moderately successful, the opera enjoyed a handful of revivals up through 1919, after which it fell out of the performance repertoire. The work was resurrected in 2008 for its world premiere recording by the Australian music label Melba.

Hélène (album)

Hélène is a 1989 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. The title track " Hélène" is his best sold single ever, reaching number one for nine weeks on the French Singles Chart. Other successful singles from the album include "Pourtant" (#3) and "Avant de partir" (#7), released in 1990 summer.

Two songs were both written and composed by the singer himself. Marc Voisine, his brother, participated in the writing of the last track. The recording and mixing were made at the Victor studio, except for the song "Hélène" (at Intercession studio).

The album debuted at #14 on 3 December 1989 on the SNEP Albums Chart and had a peak at number one for two weeks almost eleven months after. It totaled 40 weeks in the top ten and 113 weeks in the top 50. In 1991, the album achieved Diamond status for over one million copies sold. In Norway, the album entered the albums chart on February 1990 and stayed for six weeks in the top 20, with a peak at number nine.

Helene (film)

Helene'' (French:Hélène'') is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and starring Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault and Constant Rémy. It is based on a novel by Vicki Baum.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.

Hélène (drama)

Hélène is a drame in four acts and five tableaux of 1891, with French words by Paul Delair and incidental music by André Messager.

The story, found by the author in the fait divers of a newspaper concerns a child, Hélène, who, learning that her father has been murdered by his mother, swears vengeance; there are shades of Hamlet. Starting with a first act march for returning soldiers, the authors of the Annales praised Messager’s incidental music, despite echos of Gounod, Thomas and particularly Bizet and his L'Arlésienne.

The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville on 15 September 1891, running for only 16 performances. The cast included Brandès in the title role, Adolphe Candé, Marie Sammary, Laroche and André Michel, and the orchestra was conducted by Gabriel-Marie.