Premiere of "La voix humaine"
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Today Panevėžys Music Theater opens the curtain for Poulenc's La voix humaine. The claustrophobic room described by Jean Cocteau gets a twist in this production to highlight the isolation and loneliness of the protagonist. It is a space where a phone gains existential importance, as it is her only connection with the outside world.
She finds herself stripped of her freedom, forced to deceive, and faced with suffocation and despair. But are the physical confines of a prison cell real, or just barriers that she must overcome to truly connect with another person? Cocteau and Poulenc have put a wonderful puzzle in front of us, and it’s our task to find the glimmer of hope in the bleakness of Elle’s story.
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Known for its emotional intensity, La voix humaine masterfully combines Poulenc’s haunting score with Cocteau’s sharp storytelling, turning a simple phone call into a gripping psychological drama.
La voix humaine
Elle - Monika Pleškytė or Jomantė ŠležaitėOrchestra of Panevėžys Music Theater
Musical director and conductor - Erki Pehk
Stage director and scenographer - Madis Nurms
Lighting designer - Anton Kulagin
Make Up - Jolanta Kanapeckiene
Costumes - OPTIMA FORMA / Reda Jacikevičienė, Vida Insodiene
Scenery - BALTIC ART FORCE
Photos: M.Nurms, G.Lukoševičius, P. Židonio
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Don’t miss the chance to see this emotionally charged masterpiece, a one-act opera that delves into the raw emotional depths of a woman’s final phone call with her lover. Based on a libretto by Jean Cocteau, the opera presents Elle - a woman trapped in isolation - grappling with heartbreak, deception, and the suffocating realization that her relationship is slipping away.
Photos: M.Nurms, G.Lukoševičius, P. Židonio
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