Composed in barely four months, the score of Giovanna d’Arco gives us an insight into an ambitious Giuseppe Verdi who is looking to experiment and innovate in his vocal and instrumental style which undoubtedly achieves moments of great brilliancy. The historical character is presented to us as a combination of historic precision mixed with significant elements of poetic license, the most notorious of which is that his heroine dies on the battle field and not burned at the stake as happened in reality.
It is the end of a Giovanna who, under the influence of divine inspiration, urges the French to confront the invading English troops, and with her daring she wins the heart of the King of France. In addition, as an essential part of the plot, we find the type of relation father-daughter that Verdi found so fascinating throughout his career, and in this case it is presented with the aggravating circumstance that it is her father who reports her to the enemy, believing her to be bewitched, and thereby triggering the tragic end.
Opera
Giovanna d'Arco
With Placido Domingo
Giuseppe Verdi
14 Jul, 19 - 20 Jul, 19
Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real

14 Jul 19
Premiere20 Jul 19
Last PerformanceThe 2018/19 season closes at the Teatro Real with Giovanna d’Arco composed by a young and ambitious Giuseppe Verdi, who in this opera, shows signs of the genius to come. Plácido Domingo returns to the Teatro Real to lead a cast which includes Michael Fabiano, Carmen Giannattasio, Moisés Marín and Simón Orfila in a concert version conducted by maestro James Conlon.
Dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts
Music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Libretto by Temistocle Solera, based upon the play Die Jungfrau von Orleans (1801) by Friedrich von Schiller
Premiered at the Teatro alla Scala of Milan on 15 February 1845
Premiere at the Teatro Real
Opera in concert version
Principal Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
(Coro Intermezzo / Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid)
Artistic Team
Musical Director I James Conlon
Choir Director I Andrés Máspero
Cast
Carlos VII I Michael Fabiano
Giacomo I Plácido Domingo
Giovanna I Carmen Giannattasio
Delil I Moisés Marín
Taldot I Simón Orfila
Italiano
Español, Inglés
Synopsis of Giovanna d'Arco
Releases
Patron friends, Family Friend and Young Friend
15 March
2019Subscribers friend and young non-friends
20 March
2019Tickets on sale
25 March
2019Performances
- Date/hour
- Space
- Cast
- Subscription ticket
14 July 2019
20:00
Main Auditorium
17 July 2019
20:00
Main Auditorium
20 July 2019
20:00
Main Auditorium
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Proyección
Proyección en torno a la producción del Teatro Real. Julio de 2019. Fecha por determinar.
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