Giovanna d'Arco (2008)
In Domrémy, in 1429, Charles VII (Carlo) informed the King of England of his intention to abdicate or to cease fighting, as the Virgin Mary had appeared to him in a dream and ordered him to lay down his arms in a wood. When the king recounted this dream, he was told of a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary situated in that very wood. He decided to go there and lay down his arms. In the same forest, there was also a small sheepfold where Jacques (Giacomo) and his daughter Jeanne (Giovanna) lived. Jeanne returns from the little chapel of the Virgin Mary, disheartened at being unable to fight for France, which is increasingly under English rule. Good spirits visit Jeanne and tell her that her greatest wish is about to come true: she will finally be able to fight, but must not succumb to any worldly love. Premiered on 3 November 1844. From the box set ‘Tutto Verdi’ featuring 27 of Verdi’s operas. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 7 and 17 October 2008.
Directors: Tiziano Mancini, Gabriele Lavia.
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Svetla Vassileva as Giovanna |
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Evan Bowers as Carlo VII |
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Renato Bruson as Giacomo |
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Maurizio Lo Piccolo as Talbot |
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Luigi Petroni as Delil |
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Bruno Bartoletti as Conductor |
| Sound | Bruno Bartoletti | Music Director |
| Directing | Tiziano Mancini | Director |
| Writing | Friedrich Schiller | Original Story |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Temistocle Solera | Writer |
| Directing | Gabriele Lavia | Director |
