La voix humaine (English: The Human Voice) is a forty-minute, one-act opera for soprano and orchestra composed by Francis Poulenc in 1958. The work is based on the play of the same name by Jean Cocteau, who, along with French soprano Denise Duval, worked closely with Poulenc in preparation for the opera's premiere. Poulenc's tragédie lyrique was first performed at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique in Paris on 6 February 1959, with Duval as the solo singer and Georges Prêtreconducting; the scenery, costumes and direction were by Cocteau.​​
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Soprano, Kathryn Frady will portray the role of Elle. TN Today's review of Frady's performance in 2017 called her performance "tour de force"
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Read Arts Knoxville's Review Here
Kathryn Frady
as Elle
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