Beautiful performance! If you're curious, you can also view on UA-cam the North American premiere, with soprano Pierrette Alarie in a 1959 Radio-Canada telecast. Worth watching!
Mr. Johnson gets the piano accompaniment right. Others don't, quite egregiously. I could point to examples here on UA-cam, which is a shame when the singer deserves better support.
@@sts.5205 I love Duval's singing in this repertory, but in my view, all things considered - including, of course, sheer vocal performance -, Duval and Lott are generally equals, so I wouldn't say that, IMO, Duval clearly surpasses Lott.
Francis Poulenc wrote, "the single role of 'The Human Voice' should be taken by a young and elegant woman. This is not a play about an aging woman abandoned by her lover."
Well, that was Poulenc's view, though not necessarily that of Jean Cocteau, who wrote the original play. Very few young singers have the depth of life experience to go all the way, either vocally or dramatically into this "tragedy of the ego" as Poulenc called it. I am so grateful that Felicity Lott and Graham Johnson made this video version, a great supplement to her superb recording (made 10 years earlier) with the Orchestre de la Suiss Romande under Armin Jordan. I should also note that in 1979, when I was working at San Francisco Opera, the role of Elle in La Voix Humaine was played by Magda Olivero, who was 69 at the time... 🙂
Imagine holding your arm in that position throughout the entire performance! If I were the director, I think I'd update it to her having a headset like customer support people do, or speakerphone. Is this the only 1 woman opera? It seems it would be really hard on the singer because she carries the entire opera on her shoulders and never has the camaraderie of a cast to work with.
✨Bravo , magnificent performance. Thanks to the internet , I am able to
see and hear my Own namesake❣️🙏🏻🫶🕊️✨
I understand every word. Absolutely incredible. This is history.
Beautiful performance! If you're curious, you can also view on UA-cam the North American premiere, with soprano Pierrette Alarie in a 1959 Radio-Canada telecast. Worth watching!
Mr. Johnson gets the piano accompaniment right. Others don't, quite egregiously. I could point to examples here on UA-cam, which is a shame when the singer deserves better support.
Lover her - and also the accompanist Graham Johnson!!!!
Did this piece with the wonderful Jayne Casselman. OMG, I miss her so much!
Meravigliosa!!! ❤
A great artist at her best.
It's so hard to sing in French. She is perfect.
Amazing! Lott is unsurpassed in this French repertory, every word, every musical note has meaning and emotion. She's an incredible performer.
Amazing ? Yes. Unsurpassed ? Please listen to Denise Duval…
@@sts.5205 I love Duval's singing in this repertory, but in my view, all things considered - including, of course, sheer vocal performance -, Duval and Lott are generally equals, so I wouldn't say that, IMO, Duval clearly surpasses Lott.
Magnifique! Merci chère Dame!
thank you, this is totally incredible
Waw. Amazing
I agree, not too many singer can do this...especially in perfect french
Thanks!
Bravissima.
Francis Poulenc wrote, "the single role of 'The Human Voice' should be taken by a young and elegant woman. This is not a play about an aging woman abandoned by her lover."
Well, that was Poulenc's view, though not necessarily that of Jean Cocteau, who wrote the original play. Very few young singers have the depth of life experience to go all the way, either vocally or dramatically into this "tragedy of the ego" as Poulenc called it. I am so grateful that Felicity Lott and Graham Johnson made this video version, a great supplement to her superb recording (made 10 years earlier) with the Orchestre de la Suiss Romande under Armin Jordan. I should also note that in 1979, when I was working at San Francisco Opera, the role of Elle in La Voix Humaine was played by Magda Olivero, who was 69 at the time... 🙂
Denise Duval was 38 when she created the role.@@treesny
Imagine holding your arm in that position throughout the entire performance! If I were the director, I think I'd update it to her having a headset like customer support people do, or speakerphone.
Is this the only 1 woman opera? It seems it would be really hard on the singer because she carries the entire opera on her shoulders and never has the camaraderie of a cast to work with.
Erwartung is an other,