The Human Voice

Francis Poulenc

Lyric Tragedy in one act, libretto by Jean Cocteau, created on February 6th 1959 with soprano Denise Duval at the Salle Favart in Paris.

Gulbenkian Música, Fondation Gulbenkian, Lisbonne
Grand auditorium, 3-4/12/2020.

Run time : 1:10

Creators

Conductor : Lorenzo Viotti
Director : Vincent Huguet
Costume designer: Clémence Pernoud
Light designer : Pedro Santos
Chorus master : Jorge Matta
Pianist and vocal coach: Inês Mesquita
Stage master: Jorge Freire

Cast

Marina Viotti, mezzo soprano

Gulbenkian Choir
Gulbenkian Orchestra

Program

Prolog :

Frederik Loewe, ouverture de My Fair Lady

Édith Piaf, Mon Dieu

Érik Satie, Je te veux

Norbert Glanzberg, Padam Padam

Francis Poulenc, La Voix humaine

Épilog :

Francis Poulenc, Salve Regina, chœur a cappella

Charlie Chaplin, Smile (arr. Klaas-Jan de Groot)