Verismo Opera Presents: The Maid of Orleans
Friday-Sunday, January 16-18, 2026
8:00PM Performances
Tickets: $25-100
Tchaikovsky’s rarely-performed Joan of Arc opera-ballet is coming to the Marigny Opera House in January! The reimagined production features a live orchestra of 11 LPO players, original costume and set design, immersive art projections, original choreography, New Orleans’ leading singers and dancers, and will be performed in the original Russian.
The reduced opera runs 90 minutes with a 15 minute intermission. Limited VIP seating available, first-come-first-serve GA.
THE CAST
Joan of Arc – Claire Shackleton
King Charles VII – Bogdan Mynka
Dunois – Nathaniel Richard
Archbishop – Jake Jenkins
Agnès Sorel – Taylor Witherspoon (Jan. 16, 17)
Thibaut – Jeffrey Newell
Agnès Sorel – Maria Thomas (Jan. 18)
THE ANGELS
Lauren Guynes
Elyssa Fonicello
Sara Radka
Carina Kroff
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Artistic Director/Producer: Bogdan Mynka
Music Director/Conductor: Calloway Cieslak
Choreographer: Amalia Najera
Costume Design: Magdalene Paris
Set Design: Katalea Ford
Projections and Live Light Painting: Monica Rose Kelly
Lighting Design: Tammy Srivinas
Subtitles and Lighting Operator: Gabriela Valentino