Dutch National Opera
The Maid of Orleans

Dates
12 November – 2 December 2025
Location
Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage
Running time
TBA
Tickets
From € 31

Tchaikovsky’s grand opera about Joan of Arc
The Maid of Orleans is a rarely performed gem in the oeuvre of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. This compelling opera centres on Joan of Arc—not only as a national heroine but also as a young woman with doubts and desires. According to legend, she liberated the city of Orléans in the fifteenth century and led the French army to victory against the English. Yet in the end, she was condemned and branded a heretic by her own people. Director Dmitri Tcherniakov, known for his powerful interpretations of the Russian opera repertoire, brings this monumental work to the stage in a gripping production.
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Performance information
New production
Opera in four acts
Sung in Russian
Music and libretto Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Musical direction Valentin Uryupin
Stage direction and set design Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume design Elena Zaitseva
Lighting design Gleb Filshtinsky
Fight choreography Ran Arthur Braun
Joan of Arc Elena Stikhina
King Charles VII Allan Clayton
Agnes Sorel Nadezhda Pavlova
Lionel Andrey Zhilikhovsky
Dunois Vladislav Sulimsky
The Archbishop John Relyea
Thibaut of Arc Gábor Bretz
Raimond Oleksiy Palchykov
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Chorus master Edward Ananian-Cooper
Co-production with Metropolitan Opera New York
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“Joan of Arc would meet resistance in our times as well”
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov on The Maid of Orleans
Dmitri Tcherniakov is once again tackling a Tchaikovsky opera. After his successful productions of Eugene Onegin in Moscow and Iolanta in Paris, now he will be focusing on The Maid of Orleans, about the legendary figure of Joan of Arc. What is it about this relatively unknown work that appeals to him?
Photo: Doris Spiekermann - Klaas