Publication date 1977 title variation voix humaine note opera libretto. Staring dietlinde turban as elle a woman alone in her bedroom. Gradually, she realizes that the lover has chosen another for good. In this explosive work, antonacci is alternately cajoling, charming, frantic and exhausted, the new york times as a desperate woman on the phone with her soontobe exlover. The tickets for performances of the human voice in june are sold out. Running through bartoks disenchanted tale, whose haunting music was initially condemned as unplayable, and the expression of despair in poulencs monologue, the director krzysztof warlikowski perceives a shared dramatic thread, a shared feminine consciousness and a shared sense of imprisonment and. Francis poulenc, who knew cocteau for most of his adult life, wrote an opera for soprano and orchestra in 1958 based on cocteaus play. The woman who speaks, is talking to her ex on the telephone. Lyubov k tryom apelsinam 1921 russian libretto spanish translation. Voyna i mir 1946 russian libretto spanish translation. Francis poulenc, who knew cocteau for most of his adult life, wrote an opera. A woman speaks to her ex on the phone in a last attempt to undo their breakup. This work is likely not in the public domain in the us due to first publication with the required notice after.
We will inform you as soon as possible about the performances in the new season 2021. Download hier het programmaboekje alleen online verkrijgbaar. Dowlands lachrimae has become canon in the annals of consort music. In this piece, cocteaus theme of human loneliness and fear assumes a tragic dimension. The main character, elle, spends the opera on the phone with her exlover w. The work is based on the play of the same name by jean cocteau, who, along with french soprano denise duval, worked closely with poulenc in preparation for the operas premiere. Ivo van hove ivo van hove has been director of internationaal theater amsterdam since 2001. We can try to deduce it from the reactions of the woman, but we do not know for certain. The human voice is a oneact opera for one character, with music by francis poulenc to a libretto by jean cocteau, based on his 1930 play. Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Check out les voix humaines by jordi savall on amazon music. Di seguito e possibile ascoltare tre audio descrizioni che introducono allascolto delle opere. Dialogues of the carmelites 1957 french libretto spanish translation. Awaiting, then receiving a phone call from her lover of five years who has recently left her and is to marry another woman the following day.
The work is based on the play of the same name by jean cocteau, who, along with french soprano denise duval, worked closely with poulenc in. Monodrama in oneact, french libretto by jean cocteau after his play of the same name. Francis poulenc composed this operatic monologue for denise duval, his favourite singer, who created the role under the direction of georges pretre, with staging and scenery by jean cocteau, who also wrote the libretto. The human voice is a fortyminute, oneact opera for soprano and orchestra composed by francis poulenc in 1958.
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