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THE HUMAN VOICE & CREATION OF THE WORLD
Ohana Arts Fall Festival of Music presents a double-bill featuring Greenich Music Festival’s critically acclaimed production of Poulenc’s opera, “La Voix Humaine” (The Human Voice) and Milhaud’s “La Creation Du Monde” (Creation of the World) for string quartet and piano.
Sat., Nov. 5th 8:00 PM @ Paliku Theatre
Sun., Nov. 6th 7:00 PM @ Paliku Theatre
TICKETS: $20 General/$15 Students & Seniors can be purchased online using the link below or by calling 1-800-838-3006
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LA CREATION DU MONDE (CREATION OF THE WORLD)
for Piano and String Quartet
Music by Darius Milhaud
Featuring NYC’s Momenta Quartet and Djordje Nesic, this is the concert version of the ballet, written by Darius Milhaud as a reflection of both the ideal of the aesthetic of LES SIX to combine the popular forms of art and exotica.
LA VOIX HUMAINE (THE HUMAN VOICE)
Music by Francis Poulenc
Libretto by Jean Cocteu
Director Ted Huffman
Light/Stage Design Marcus Doshi
Projection Design Caite Hevner
Costume Design Austin Scarlett
Choreography Zach Winokur
Elle Laurie Rubin
Dancers Alex Hille, Breanna O’Mara, Casia Vengoechea
Piano Djordje Nesic
The opera takes place in a young woman’s bedroom where we witness one side of an agonizing and heart-wrenching conversation between two lovers. We take an emotional journey with Elle, a woman as she talks on the phone with her lover who will marry another woman the next day. This production of “La Voix Humaine” was originally created for the Greenwich Music Festival, which premiered to enthusiastic critical acclaim.
Watch the trailer: http://ohanaarts.org/events/the-human-voice-creation-of-the-world-2/
Reviews on the production in Grenwich:
Opera News: La Dame à la Licorne & La Voix Humaine
http://www.wqxr.org/#/blogs/operavore/2011/jun/11/greenwich-le-cocteau-dor/
http://www.ctpost.com/music/article/Greenwich-Music-Festival-offers-works-for-1397470.php
