Poulenc, la voix humaine - Festival Voix des Suds

To close the 3rd edition of the Voix des Suds Festival: a work composed in 1958 by Francis Poulenc based on a monologue by Jean Cocteau, The Human Voice. This intense work, through the communal fusion of text and music, focuses the audience’s attention on the drama of separation, the torment of this abandoned woman, wounded and crushed by the heartache consuming her. The sincere friendship that connected Poulenc and Cocteau ended with their deaths in 1963. "By a curious mystery, it was only after forty years of friendship that I collaborated with Cocteau. I think I needed a great deal of experience to respect the perfect construction of The Human Voice, which must be, musically, the opposite of an improvisation." In these words, the composer reflected on his work with the poet. A musical and dance performance. Soprano: Luisa Trejos Director: Rafael Lamas Domenech - Rives Méditerranéennes Chamber Orchestra Dance: Vito Giotta - Lab_Otilar Company Directed by: Juan Manuel Orfini and Daniel Gonzalès Herrerias.