The Maid of Orleans

1993-11-13

Beginning of the 15th century, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War with England

Overview

The Maid of Orleans is an opera in 4 acts, 6 scenes, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It was composed during 1878–1879 to a Russian libretto by the composer, based on several sources: Friedrich Schiller's The Maid of Orleans.