Giovanna d'Arco

Overview

Director Werner Herzog, one of the most highly acclaimed German film makers, joins forces with the great Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly to effect a masterful rendition of this rarely-performed opera involving spectacular scenes of alternating light and dark, pageantry and intimacy. Staged and recorded at Teatro Comunale di Bologna in Bologna, Italy.

Cast

Renato Bruson

Giacomo

S

Susan Dunn

Giovanna

Vincenzo La Scola

Carlo VII

R

Réal Giguère

Delil

P

Pietro Spagnoli

Talbot