Voix humaine, La

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Voix humaine, La (The Human Voice). Lyric tragedy in 1 act by Poulenc to text by Cocteau after his play. Monodrama for sop. and orch. Comp. 1958 for Denise Duval. Prod. Paris 1959, NY (concert) 1960, Edinburgh (concert) 1960, Glyndebourne (stage) 1976.

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