To celebrate Giuseppe Verdi’s bicentenary in 2013, C Major is proud to present the truly unique 'Tutto Verdi': All 26 operas released on DVD and Blu-ray, together with his immortal Requiem and special documentary.
Giovanna d’Arco is based on Friedrich Schiller’s tragedy 'The Maid of Orleans' and deals with the life of Joan of Arc. But Verdi and his librettist Temistocle Solera departed from both Schiller and historical fact by turning Joan’s father into the opera’s powerful antagonist.
Ever since its first performance in Milan in 1845, Giovanna d’Arco has been admired and loved for its emotionally affecting arias and thrilling choral writing.
Staged by Gabriele Lavia at the Parma Festival, October 2008.
Bonus: 10 minute introduction to the opera