La Voix humaine

A digital production presented by Vancouver Opera

Digital Premiere: Saturday, October 24, 2020, at 7:30PM

In this emotional solo piece, a young woman clings desperately onto the phone that connects her to her former lover. Through intimate conversations she slowly reveals her anguish over his abandonment and admits to attempted suicide the night before. This melodrama about unrequited love and a struggle with depression will be led by an all-female all-Canadian trio: soloist Mireille Lebel, stage director Rachel Peake and Vancouver Opera’s Principal Répétiteur, Kinza Tyrrell.

A performance in one act for soprano and piano.
Composed by Francis Poulenc, based on a play of the same title by Jean Cocteau

Sung in French with English subtitles, 40 minutes