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We're excited to be taking 'La Voix Humaine' to @theeverymancork in less than two months time! This incredible one-woman, one-act French opera will be performed by @marymccabesoprano - Tatyana in our production of Eugene Onegin last autumn - with @davidquigleypianist, directed by @cameronmenziesdirector It's a great opportunity to see this famous and powerful work which has inspired so many other artists and works: the opera is based on a play of the same name written by Jean Cocteau, who also directed the first opera performance in 1959. This work also inspired Almodovar's famous 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.' We watch a woman receive a phone call from her lover and eavesdrop as over the course of 50 minutes, her life unravels as he tells her he is in love with someone else and ends their relationship. Her mood moves from tenderness to neediness and anguish, brilliantly expressed by Poulenc’s music. It’s a powerful, emotional work, with a perspective seen from just one side of a relationship that is ending in real time and the anguish and pain that brings. We feel for ‘Elle’ and go through all the emotions with her as her life falls apart in an intense but universal story of heartbreak and loss. Sung in French with English surtitles. Image: @neilharrisonphotography Wigs and Make-Up: @nualacampbell Gown: @lindabritten Location: @hillsboroughcastle @ArtsCouncilNI #Poulenc #Cork #CorkinJune #oneactopera #onewomanopera #Cocteau #EverymanCork #heartbreak #breakup #womenonthevergeofanervousbreakdown
Touring to @theeverymancork in Cork on 5 June, NI Opera's production of ‘La Voix Humaine’ is a highly charged one-act, one-woman opera based on a play of the same name written by Jean Cocteau, who directed the first production in 1959. We watch a woman receive a phone call from her lover and eavesdrop as over the course of 50 minutes, her life unravels as he tells her he is in love with someone else and ends their relationship. Her mood moves from tenderness to neediness and anguish, brilliantly expressed by Poulenc’s music. It’s a powerful, emotional work, with a perspective seen from just one side of a relationship that is ending in real time and the anguish and pain that brings. We feel for ‘Elle’ and go through all the emotions with her as her life falls apart in an intense but universal story of heartbreak and loss. Cocteau’s monologue also inspired other artworks including Almodovar’s famous film ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’. NI Opera's production is performed by @marymccabesoprano and @davidquigleypianist , directed by @cameronmenziesdirector with Wigs and Make Up Design by @nualacampbell 'McCabe was impressive across the whole span of her tonal register, producing thrilling high notes and rich colours from the bottom of the register.' Seen and Heard International. Find out more in the link in the bio - and book your tickets soon! Photo Credit @neilharrisonphotography #Cork #JuneEvents #WhatsOn #LaVoixHumaine #Poulenc #Cocteau #FrenchOpera #operainCork #summerevents #operatour