La Voix Humaine
Work:: La Voix Humaine (S1992)
La voix humaine is a dialogue, but one in which the audience only ever hears one voice, as a woman and her lover agree to part during a single telephone conversation. Poulenc, in his most famous operatic work, creates a master piece out of the woman's growing realisation that it is all over, combined with her darkly comic frustrations with the telephone as a means of communication. While the central character of this piece is on the receiving end of a highly charged emotional break-up, she is neither passive nor pliant. While the man may have the upper hand in the romance, the strength of character, humanity and humour is definitely with the woman.
Production:: (T263660905)
Poulenc's haunting operatic monodrama is brought to life in a fresh new staging starring Sofia Kirwan-Baez. Cocteau's original text finds a new relevance presented in the modern day, with the strains of disconnection a familiar subject to all. Presented in French with English subtitles.
Listing:: L0312891181
Production details
Poulenc's haunting operatic monodrama is brought to life in a fresh new staging starring Sofia Kirwan-Baez. Cocteau's original text finds a new relevance presented in the modern day, with the strains of disconnection a familiar subject to all. Presented in French with English subtitles.
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