PMT | opera-monodrama ŽMOGAUS BALSAS

Francis Poulenc opera-monodrama man's voice by Jean Cocteau play
Creative Group:
Director, scenographer, costume designer Madis Nurms
Music director and conductor Erki pehk
Light artist Anton Kulagin
Roles and performers:
Woman - Monika Pleškytė
Panevezys Musical Theater Orchestra (leader E. Pehk and M. Bražas)
Conductor Erki Pehk
Opera was built in Lithuanian

The love story on the phone is French sensitive, familiar to everyone.
Panevezys Musical Theater presents the opera of French composer Francis Poulenc "The Voice of the Human". Nearly seven decades ago, according to the player of the writer, poet and playwright Jean Cocteau, the monodrama is now very popular in theaters of France, Germany, Italy and other countries. Panevezys also has an exclusive opportunity to observe the deep work and its extraordinary construction. "I have no doubt that this is one of the most interesting works of F. Poulenco, both in musical color and storyline," says Erki Pehkas, a music director.
1958 Born Opera, a deep drama of feelings that a woman betrayed by a loved one experiences. This piece is named by the author himself. The only performer on the stage, while talking on the phone with a lover who has left her on the phone, experiences hopeful waiting, gentleness of memories, longing for times, and eventually the inevitable pain of separation.
What a paradox: Such a tragedy was created by a composer, famous for its fun and good sense of humor. At first, everything was conceived as a joke. Once, Poulenc and his friend, visiting Milan's opera, caused conflict on stage. A buddy jokingly suggested that the composer write a monodrama where the performer seen that night could appear and get ovation unnecessarily. Despite the entertaining incentives for the creation of "human voice", it is stated that it is this opera that most reflects the true dark side of the personality of an innovative author.
The famous opera "The Voice of Man" has been shown repeatedly in Lithuania. The TV film (1978, directed by J. Janulevičiūtė) was particularly successful with our unforgettable primadona Giedre Kaukaite.
The opera performance in Lithuanian was prepared by an international team of professionals from Estonia on the stage of Panevėžys Musical Theater for up to an hour. Panevezys audience Panevezys audience is already well aware of the music director, a talented conductor of Panevezys Musical Theater. Director, stage designer, costume designer Madis Nurms in his homeland is a famous artist whose works adorn operas, performances, ballet performances and other artistic projects in Estonia and abroad. Light artist Anton Kulagin is famous for its ability to use light technology to create impressive visual experiences for viewers.
Interestingly, the "voice of man" is usually performed with the piano. However, Panevezys audience will enjoy the original version with the orchestra.
Pehkas, conductor of the Musical Theater, does not hide: Poulenco's monodrama is a great challenge for him and the orchestra, because the music is an equivalent soloist's partner, not only the role of the accompaniment. The orchestra creates the mood of the action and as if it supports a conversation with the protagonist.
The role of extraordinary vocal and acting talent in Monopera "The Voice of Man" is the dream of many soloists. In Panevėžys, Jomantė Šležaitė and Monika Pleškytė, the soloists of one of the most promising Lithuanian young opera opera, decided to be determined. These singers are welcome not only on the scenes of Lithuania but also in foreign countries, and they have a lot of musical awards and nominations.

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