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Honegger’s “Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher” with Alan Gilbert and Marion Cotillard

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Thu, Jun 6, 2024, 20:00
The accused is a national heroine, the trial a farce. In Arthur Honegger’s oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher, Joan of Arc looks back on her life, her visions, and her successes during a show trial in which she is sentenced to be burned at the stake. The work is a powerful drama and at the same time a revealing parable of corruption and the abuse of power. Honegger combines different musical styles here, from chorale to jazz-inflected music-hall sounds, to... Read full text

Keywords: Contemporary, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.berliner-philharmoniker.de)
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Musicians

Berliner PhilharmonikerOrchestra
Alan GilbertConductor
Marion CotillardSpeaker
Eric GénovèseSpeaker
Christian GononSpeaker
Elsa BenoitSoprano
Adèle CharvetMezzo-Soprano
Anna KissjuditContralto
Valentyn DytiukTenor
Alex RosenBass
VokalheldenChildrens’ choir
MDR-RundfunkchorChoir
Côme de BellescizeStage Director
Vony SarfatiProduktionsleitung
Colombe Lauriot PrévostCostumes, Stage equipment
Thomas CostergLighting Design

Program

Jeanne d'Arc au bûcherArthur Honegger
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