Una voce in off & La voix humaine: Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
About the Event
Poulenc and Montsalvatge's operatic works about absence and women.
Gran Teatre del Liceu presents these two pieces by Xavier Montsalvatge and Francis Poulenc performed by the stunning voices of María Bayo, Ángeles Blancas, Vittorio Prato and Antonio Comas.
Montsalvatge's 'Una voce in off' and Poulenc's 'La voix humaine' are linked by factors other than the influence that the latter exerted on the Catalan composer. In both works, an absent character is pivotal to both the plot and the emotional balance of the main female figure. Montsalvatge wrote an anti‐Romantic manifesto, a sort of parody of bel canto. While Poulenc, based on a text by Jean Cocteau, drew on a wide variety of musical idioms to convey each successive phase in the psychological evolution of a woman who refuses to accept the harsh truth.
Pablo González, Musical Direction
Paco Azorín, Stage Direction
María Araujo, Costumes
Pedro Yagüe, Lighting
Pedro Chamizo, Video Artist
'Una voce in off' New Production with:
Gran Teatre del Liceu
'La voix humaine' New Co‐Production with:
Liceu and Teatros del Canal
Cast
Ángeles Blancas, Vittorio Prato, Antonio Comas ('Una voce in off')
María Bayo ('La voix humaine')
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC) y Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Practical Information
Please note: In some areas of the Gran Teatre del Liceu it is possible to be seated with a partially obstructed view of the stage. The Gran Teatre del Liceu recommends Category 2 for the finest and completely unobstructed view of the performance. The stage is not visible from seats starting in row 2 of Category 8. A monitor is provided for following the performance in this section. Only available for operas.
