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Northern Ireland Opera presents The Salon Series at the MAC.
La Voix Humaine is a highly charged one-act, one-woman opera by Poulenc based on a play of the same name written by Jean Cocteau, who directed the first production in 1959.
We watch a woman receive a phone call from her lover and eavesdrop as over the course of 50 minutes, her life unravels as he tells her he is in love with someone else and ends their relationship. Her mood moves from tenderness to neediness and anguish, brilliantly expressed by Poulenc’s music.
It's a powerful, emotional work, with a perspective seen from just one side of a relationship that is ending in real time and the anguish and pain that brings. We feel for ‘Elle’ and go through all the emotions with her as her life falls apart in an intense but universal story of heartbreak and loss.
Cocteau’s monologue also inspired other artworks including Almodovar’s famous film ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’.
This opera will be performed by soprano Mary McCabe and pianist David Quigley.
Age guidance: 16+
References to prescription drug abuse, suicidal feelings and suicide attempts. The opera is performed in French with English translations available for the audience.
Book a ticket for all six Salon Series performances for 15% off.
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How Our Prices Work
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Offers
Offers
15% Salon Series Discount
Applies automatically when you add at least one ticket for each Salon Series Event. Bookings must be made in one transaction to qualify for discount.
La Voix Humaine
Sea Wrack
The Lost Boy
Les Nuits d'Été
Songs and Dances of Death and Kindertotenlieder
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
£5 tickets for 16 - 24s
Are you 16 -24? Then we’ve just the deal for you. Apply for our 16=24 membership scheme and get one £5 ticket for this show (subject to availability). More info here.
Dates & Times
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| Thu 19 Oct 2023 | 7:45pm | 15% Discount when booking all 6 Salon Series Events | £22.00 | Book Now |
Team & Cast
Team
- Director: Cameron Menzies
- Hair and Make-Up Design: Nuala Campbell
- Gown: Linda Britten
Cast
- Soprano Mary McCabe
- Pianist David Quigley
