February 17, 2018 8:00pm
Sanders Theatre
JEANNE D’ARC AU BÛCHER (JOAN OF ARC AT THE STAKE)
By Arthur Honegger
Libretto by Paul Claudel
Performed in English
Featuring the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
Children’s Voices sung by Premier Choir of the Boston Children’s Chorus
Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher (Joan of Arc at the Stake) is a large-scale dramatic production and is undoubtedly the Swiss/French composer’s most famous work. It has recently enjoyed renewed international interest thanks to global productions featuring the popular French actress Marion Cotillard. The drama takes place during the heroine’s last minutes on the stake, with flashbacks to her trial and her younger days. Honegger entitled his work a dramatic oratorio, adding speaking roles and actors. The work is a dramatic mix of Honegger’s eclectic score and sung/spoken libretto by poet/playwright Paul Claudel. Odyssey Opera’s performance will feature the voices of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum.
“Odyssey Opera once again assembled an impeccable cast and made a compelling case for a rarely performed work. You couldn’t ask for more.”
–bachtrack
Cast and Creative
Shura Baryshnikov
JOAN OF ARC
Brandon G. Green
BROTHER DOMINIC
Frank Kelley
PORCUS
Erica Petrocelli
HOLY VIRGIN
Sara Womble
ST. MARGARET
Katherine Growdon
ST. CATHERINE
Alan Schneider
FIRST HERALD/THE CLERK
David Salsbery Fry
SECOND HERALD
Gil Rose
CONDUCTOR
PRODCUTION TEAM
Rachel Padula-Shufelt…Costume and Hair/Make-Up Designer
Linda O’Brien…Lighting Designer
