Joan of Arc at the Stake

On November 17, 2012, Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard joined the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra for a performance of Arthur Honegger’s oratorio Joan of Arc at the Stake (Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher) at the L'Auditori de Barcelona in Spain, broadcast live on Medici.tv. By Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher (1938) is an imposing oratorio. The libretto is a highly original creation by French poet and playwright Paul Claudel, who dramatises the last moments of the martyr's life. Originally written for actress Ida Rubinstein, the oratorio is written as a flashback in which Joan recalls her life, just before she dies. Honegger creates visually evocative ambiances and fills the orchestra with new sounds (saxophones, ondes Martenot). The initial prologue to the piece was added in 1944 as a symbol of the resistance during the Nazi occupation of France: again, Joan goes beyond her own story.

Cast

Marion Cotillard Jeanne d'Arc Xavier Gallais Frère Dominique Yann Beuron Une Voix/Porcus/Un Héraut/Le Clerc

Marta Almajano Marguerite

Aude Extrémo Catherine Eric Martin-Bonnet Une Voix/Un Héraut/Un Paysan

Anna Moreno-Lasalle Mère aux Tonneaux

Pep Planas L'Appariteur/Robert de Chartres/Guillaume de Flavy/Perrot Carles Romero Vidal Herald, l'âne/Bedford/Jean de Luxembourg/Heurtebise/Paysan

Marc Soustrot Self - Conductor

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