The Maid of Orleans

The Maid of Orleans (Orleanskaya deva in transliteration) is an opera in four acts by Pyotr Tchaikovsky to a libretto by the composer, based on several sources: Friedrich von Schiller?s Die Jungfrau von Orleans (The Young Woman from Orleans) translated by Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky; Jules Barbier?s Jeanne d?Arc (Joan of Arc); Auguste Mermet?s libretto for his own opera; and Henri Wallon?s biography of Joan of Arc. First perofrmance: Maryinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 1881.

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Transliteration - Opera - Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Libretto - Friedrich von Schiller - Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky - Jules Barbier - Joan of Arc - Auguste Mermet - Henri Wallon - Biography - Maryinsky Theatre - Saint Petersburg - 1881

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For other works involving Joan of Arc see Joan of Arc (disambiguation)

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Joan of Arc - Joan of Arc (disambiguation)

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