Organization

Admin

Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg

Dirigent

Dirigent (+2)

Alain Altinoglu

Gesprochen

Marion Cotillard

Jeanne D'Arc

Regie (+1)

Eric Génovèse

Bruder Dominique

Sopran (+2)

Ilse Eerens

Die Jungfrau

Mezzosopran (+4)

Isabelle Druet

Heilige Margarethe

Mezzosopran (+3)

Svetlana Lifar

Heilige Katharina

Tenor (+4)

Julien Dran

Porcus

Une voix ténor

Der Schreiber

1. Héraut

Bass (+4)

Nicolas Courjal

2. Herold

Une voix basse

Orchestra

Hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt

Elbphilharmonie Kleiner Saal

Chorus

Hamburger Alsterspatzen

Hamburger Knabenchor St. Nikolai

Wiener Singverein

She is the national heroine of France and one of the most famous women in history: Joan of Arc, also known as the »Maid of Orléans«. Guided by divine inspiration, she was called upon to lead the fight against the English in the 15th century; in the end, she was burned at the stake. This is exactly where the dramatic oratorio »Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher« by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger comes in, with Jeanne reviewing her life in flashbacks just before her death.

Honegger dresses the partly historical, partly fictional scenes in opulent sounds that resemble film music at times, borrowing inspiration from many genres including Baroque and jazz. With the French Oscar winner Marion Cottilard (»La vie en rose«), a real Hollywood star slips into the spoken role of Joan of Arc at the Elbphilharmonie. She will be accompanied by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under the baton of Frenchman Alain Altinoglu, who has been at the orchestra’s helm since 2021.

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