Release Date

17 Nov, 2012

Runtime

01:28: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

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Actors

Marion Cotillard

Xavier Gallais

Yann Beuron

Marta Almajano

Aude Extrémo

Eric Martin-Bonnet

Anna Moreno-Lasalle

Pep Planas

Carles Romero Vidal

Marc Soustrot

Crew

Paul Claudel

Arthur Honegger

Jean-Pierre Loisil