Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine is a spellbinding, one-act, one-woman opera based on a play of the same name written by Jean Cocteau, who directed the first production of the opera in 1959. Cocteau’s play ...

While live, indoor opera has returned in cities such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, other opera companies are taking a more gradual approach. Some are waiting until November or ...

Bloomington Chamber Opera has announced a streaming production of Francis Poulenc's La Voix Humaine, a one-act monodrama for soprano. La Voix Humaine, based on the play by Cocteau, will be presented ...

“Found” began as soprano Claire Booth and pianist Christopher Glynn performed Francis Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine in the eerily unpeopled auditorium. Composed in 1958, Poulenc’s monodrama is a setting ...

For its latest offering Opera North is touring a double bill of short works that at first sight may seem an unlikely pairing. La Voix Humaine composed in 1958 is a solo piece centering on a woman ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Orchestra’s catalog of recordings is about to receive an intriguing new entry. On Friday, July 10, the group will release a new spatial recording featuring two works ...