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Joan of Arc at the Stake (2012)

Joan of Arc at the Stake (2012)

Drama Music History
Release Date: 2012, November 17
Directors: Jean-Pierre Loisil
Countries: France
Production: Medici.tv
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Aude Extrémo, Xavier Gallais, Yann Beuron, Marta Almajano, Eric Martin-Bonnet, Anna Moreno-Lasalle, Pep Planas, Carles Romero Vidal, Marc Soustrot

Overview:

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.

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