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New York Aisle: Philharmonic tops off season with rare bounty of Honegger’s ‘Joan of Arc’

Jun 16, 2015 – 9:33 am | 970 views
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Review: From his earliest days as music director of the New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert has indulged New York audiences with an end-of-the-season extravaganza, This year’s offering was Honegger’s dramatic oratorio “Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher,” a work rarely performed if only because of the magnitude of forces, starting with adult chorus, children’s chorus, 11 sung roles, and two lead actors.