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Honegger's Joan of Arc from the Salzburg Festival

In a concert recorded at the 2022 Salzburg Festival, Maxime Pascal conducts Honegger's Joan of Arc at the Stake with the SWR Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Fional Talkington.

Fiona Talkington introduces a concert recorded at last summer's Salzburg Festival. Maxime Pascal conducts the SWR Symphony Orchestra in Arthur Honegger's oratorio"Joan of Arc at the Stake". With a text by Paul Claudel, it was first performed in Basel in 1938 and received unanimous critical praise. The drama takes place during Joan of Arc's last minutes on the stake, with flashbacks to her trial and her younger days. it includes speaking roles and actors alongside the singers, and also has an important part for the ondes Martenot - an early electronic instrument.

Arthur Honegger - Jeanne d'Arc au b没cher (Joan of Arc at the Stake)

Ir猫ne Jacob (spoken role) [Jeanne d鈥橝rc]
J茅r么me Kircher (spoken role) [Fr猫re Dominique]
Elena Tsallagova (soprano) [La Vierge]
M茅lissa Petit (soprano) [Marguerite]
Martina Belli (mezzo-soprano) [Catherine]
Damien Bigourdan (tenor) [Porcus]
Marc Mauillon (tenor) [Le Clerc]
Damien Pass (bass-baritone) [Une Voix / H茅raut / Un Paysan]
Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children's Choir
Bavarian Radio Chorus
SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart
Maxime Pascal (conductor)

Presented by Fiona Talkington

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 May 2023 19:30

Music Played

  • Arthur Honegger

    Jeanne d'Arc au bucher

    Singer: Elena Tsallagova. Singer: Melissa Petit. Singer: Martina Belli. Singer: Damien Bigourdan. Singer: Marc Mauillon. Singer: Damien Pass. Choir: Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children's Choir. Choir: Bavarian Radio Chorus. Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Maxime Pascal.
  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt

    Ensemble: Solomon's Knot.

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 May 2023 19:30