With more than 50 years of experience as film director, Peter Greenaway combines the worlds of film and opera at the Festival Verdi in Parma with an all new approach to Verdis Giovanna d'Arco, staged and edited by himself and Saskia Boddeke. Turning the auditorium into part of the set, Greenaway includes the unique architecture of the Teatro Farnese into his staging. With the help of spectacular video and light installations, he creates a completely new opera experience, using a striking imagery that includes depictions of the Madonna, modern manga girls and the real faces of refugee children. Featured singers include Gabriele Mangione, Luciani Grandi and Luciano Leoni.