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The Czech Philharmonic's impassioned performance of Honegger's dramatic oratorio marks an historic milestone in Prague. 

Stéphane Denève and the RCO gave a powerful, meticulously prepared performance of Honegger’s dramatic oratorio about Joan of Arc.

Boston's Odyssey Opera performs a rarity: Arthur Honegger's Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher, a dramatic oratorio inspired by medieval mystery plays. 

  With a new and revolutionary staging by Romeo Castellucci, Lyon Opera presents a radical analysis of a symbolic figure often subject to ideological takeover; Kazushi Ono’s sympathetic direction makes Arthur Honegger and Paul Claudel’s work into something sublime while preserving its mysterious spirituality.

Academy Award-winning actor Marion Cotillard's portrayal of Honegger's Joan of Arc was curious, exultant, yet unflinching. 

The short life and terrifying death of Joan of Arc are the subject of Arthur Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher ("Joan of Arc at the Stake"), a curious masterpiece of an oratorio dating from 1938. The nearly-forgotten work received a well-deserved resurrection by Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night.

L'oratorio d'Arthur Honegger bénéficie de la direction intelligente d'Alain Altinoglu et d'un formidable casting de chanteurs et de comédiens, évitant le piège de la surenchère orchestrale et sonore.

Maxime Pascal leitet einen inspirierenden Abend über die französische Nationalheilige.

Castellucci s'approprie le mystère musical de Honegger et Claudel dans un spectacle stupéfiant, servi par la fabuleuse comédienne Audrey Bonnet. 

Pour cette œuvre si particulière, la salle de la Halle aux Grains était poussée dans ses retranchements physiques, ouvrant l’arrière-scène, son balcon, et la fosse à orchestre afin d’accueillir presque deux cents musiciens.