Honegger’s “Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher” with Alan Gilbert and Marion Cotillard (2024)
Overview
On June 8, 2024, Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Arthur Honegger’s oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher (Joan of Arc at the Stake), conducted by Alan Gilbert, performed at the Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany and broadcast live on Digital Concert Hall, the online concert hall of the Berliner Philharmonie. In the oratorio, 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.
Top Cast
Marion Cotillard
Jeanne d'Arc
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Alan Gilbert
Self - conductor
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Côme de Bellescize
Self - stage director
Éric Génovèse
speaker (Brother Dominique)
Christian Gonon
speaker
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Elsa Benoit
soprano (La Vierge)
A
Adèle Charvet
mezzo-soprano (St Marguerite)
A
Anna Kissjudit
contralto (St Catherine)
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Valentyn Dytiuk
tenor (Porcus, a voice, first herald, clerk)
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Alex Rosen
bass (a voice, second herald, a farmer)
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