Organization

Singer

Tenor

Jure Kušar

King Charles VII

Edvard Strah

Bass

Luka Ortar

The Archbishop

Robert Vrčon

Baritone

Slavko Savinšek

Dunois

Darko Vidic

Marko Erzar

Lionel

Lucas Somoza Osterc

Andrej Debevec

Raimond

Klemen Kelih

Rok Bavčar

Bertrand

Robert Brezovar

A Warrior

Anton Habjan

Soprano

Galja Gorčeva

Agnes Sorel

Maja Krevs

Natalija Amina Bašić

An Angel's Voice

Polona Kante Pavlin

2nd bass

Lauret (Лоре)

Nuška Drašček Rojko

Joan of Arc

Jelena Končar

Janko Volčanšek

Thibaut d'Arc

Stage director

Frank Van Laecke

Conductor

Simon Krečič

Lighting designer

Jasmin Šehić

Costume designer

Belinda Radulović

Set designer

Philippe Miesch

Proofreaders

Višnja Fičor

Nataša Jović Trivić

Assistant Director

Simona Pinter

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Russian

Orleanskaya Deva -  (The Maid of Orleans)

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Orleanskaya Deva Tchaikovsky,P

Public

The Maid of Orleans

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English

Approved

Music Director and Conductor Simon KrečičDirector Frank Van LaeckeSet Designer Philippe MieschCostume Designer Belinda RadulovićLighting Designers Frank Van ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Maid Of Orleans

Even if this opera is not accepted as a work of art, it will be for me," Peter Iljič wrote in a letter to his brother Modest. The original opera The Virgin of Orleans (1881, St. Petersburg), written in the style of the great French opera, is the composer's fifth opera and the first to be performed outside his homeland - in Prague in 1882. In it the pseudo-historical background of the story of the fate of 15th-century French heroine is intertwined with a mixture of majestic luxury and melodramatic passages. The score for a typical romantic orchestra, a combination of French and German style and contemporary Russian concert music, also reflected the composer's vision that the music of the opera should be liked by a wide circle of people. The libretto draws on material from Schiller's play of the same name from 1801, as well as on many other sources from the world of art and biographical works. John of Orleans, who in the Hundred Years' War led French troops to victory over the English and liberated the inhabitants of Orléans, consequently helped Charles VII. became King of France. Tchaikovsky set the story of the extraordinary woman by upgrading her heroic personality with complex psychological contradictions. Despite the tragic end, which was an inevitable fact for the heroine due to her worldview and many other circumstances, the strength of her spirit, courage and beliefs can still be a great inspiration for all humanity. that Charles VII. became King of France. Tchaikovsky set the story of the extraordinary woman by upgrading her heroic personality with complex psychological contradictions. Despite the tragic end, which was an inevitable fact for the heroine due to her worldview and many other circumstances, the strength of her spirit, courage and beliefs can still be a great inspiration for all humanity. that Charles VII. became King of France. Tchaikovsky set the story of the extraordinary woman by upgrading her heroic personality with complex psychological contradictions. Despite the tragic end, which was an inevitable fact for the heroine due to her worldview and many other circumstances, the strength of her spirit, courage and beliefs can still be a great inspiration for all humanity.

The director of the play is Frank Van Laecke, who has directed the successful plays Katja Kabanova and Lucia di Lammermoor on our stage in recent seasons, and we have entrusted the musical direction to Simon Krečič.

The Maid of Orleans by Tchaikovsky, P. I., From (2021/2021), Directed by Frank Van Laecke,, Conductor Simon Krečič

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