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La Voix Humaine: A Technology Time Warp, Whitney Myers
La Voix Humaine: A Technology Time Warp, Whitney Myers
Theses and Dissertations--Music
In 1959 French composer Francis Poulenc composed the opera La Voix humaine based on Jean Cocteau’s original play (1928). La Voix humaine is a one-act opera for soprano. The main character, Elle, spends the opera on the phone with her ex-lover who is marrying another the next day. Many musicians believe this opera is difficult or impossible to update, due to the use of the telephone and its dated operator system, which is a large aspect of the action and drama.
This document provides the reader with a new interpretation of the opera with modern technology. Chapter One begins with …