Honegger’s “Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher” with Alan Gilbert and Marion Cotillard
On June 8, 2024, Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Arthur Honegger’s oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher (Joan of Arc at the Stake), conducted by Alan Gilbert, performed at the Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany and broadcast live on Digital Concert Hall, the online concert hall of the Berliner Philharmonie. In the oratorio, Joan of Arc looks back on her life, her visions, and her successes during a show trial in which she is sentenced to be burned at the stake.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Marion CotillardJeanne d'Arc | Jeanne d'Arc |
 Alan GilbertSelf - conductor | Self - conductor |
| CCôme de BellescizeSelf - stage director | Self - stage director |
 Éric Génovèsespeaker (Brother Dominique) | speaker (Brother Dominique) |
 Christian Gononspeaker | speaker |
| EElsa Benoitsoprano (La Vierge) | soprano (La Vierge) |
| AAdèle Charvetmezzo-soprano (St Marguerite) | mezzo-soprano (St Marguerite) |
| AAnna Kissjuditcontralto (St Catherine) | contralto (St Catherine) |
| VValentyn Dytiuktenor (Porcus, a voice, first herald, clerk) | tenor (Porcus, a voice, first herald, clerk) |
| AAlex Rosenbass (a voice, second herald, a farmer) | bass (a voice, second herald, a farmer) |