Thu 12 Dec
Thu 12 Dec
Thu 12 Dec 2024 20:00 Großer Saal

HR-SINFONIEORCHESTER

Jeanne d'Arc
EURO 21,- / 32,- / 43,- / 54,- / 65,- (Endpreise) Ermäßigt: EURO 12,- / 17,- / 23,- / 28,- / 34,- (Endpreise) Ticketbestellungen: über das hr-Sinfonieorchester oder über das hr-Ticketcenter, Tel. 069 155 20 00, www.hr-ticketcenter.de sowie an der Vorverkaufskasse von Frankfurt Ticket RheinMain: Alte Oper Frankfurt
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard © Eliott Bliss

Performers

hr-Sinfonieorchester
Alain Altinoglu
Leitung
Wiener Singverein
Kinderchor der Oper Frankfurt
Marion Cotillard
Jeanne d'Arc
Éric Génovèse
Frère Dominique
Jean-Baptiste Le Vaillant
Sprecher
Benjamin Gazzari Guillet
Sprecher
Ilse Ferens
Sopran
Isabelle Druet
Mezzosopran
Svetlana Lifar
Mezzosopran
Julien Dran
Tenor
Nicolas Courjal
Bass

Programme

Arthur Honegger
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

Accompanying programme

19:00, Großer Saal

Concert introduction

Honegger composed a modern mystery play in 1935 with ‘Johanna auf dem Scheiterhaufen’ - an extremely varied mixture of elements of jazz, modernism, Gregorian chant and circus music. The hr-Sinfonieorchester presents the oratorio - with a high-calibre cast including Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard as Joan of Arc. Almost 100 years ago, the Swiss composer cut the celestial and the mightily profane into a tightly woven whole. The chorus and children's choir open up marvellous sonic spaces, but the grotesque is not neglected either - a pig, a donkey, a windmill, a wine barrel, they all make an appearance. And in the orchestra, saxophones and prepared pianos provide astonishing effects, as well as an Ondes Martenot, the electronic musical instrument that was only invented shortly before this composition. French star actress Marion Cotillard was recruited for the title role. In 2008, she was awarded an Oscar for her portrayal of Édith Piaf in ‘La vie en rose’, and her list of other honours is almost as long as her screen appearances - which include films as diverse as ‘Inception’, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and the film musical ‘Nine’.
(hr-Sinfonieorchester - Frankfurt Radio Symphony)

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