The Human Voice & The Lady and the Unicorn
The Human Voice
A woman sits alone in her apartment, the day after a break-up. The phone rings. It’s him.
Poulenc’s La voix humaine (The Human Voice) takes Cocteau’s seminal monologue as its libretto. GMF’s Ted Huffman directs mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin in the role of Elle with pianist Djordje Nesic (GMF 2009). Greenwich audiences will remember Ms. Rubin from her stunning performances as Penelope in 2008’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (Watch Video), for which David Shengold of Opera News declared, “The extraordinary mezzo Laurie Rubin provided the emotional core as a touchingly vulnerable Penelope, lavishing plangent, flowing tone and chiseled, expressive phrasing on her music.”
The Lady and the Unicorn
Choreographer Zack Winokur (GMF Artist 2009, 2010) returns to the festival to create a new dance based on La Dame a la Licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn), a choreographic scenario that Cocteau wrote for the Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo in 1953.
Wednesday June 8, 8:00PM
Friday June 10, 8:00PM
Sunday June 12, 8:00PM
Arch Street
100 Arch Street
Greenwich, CT 06830
Running Time: 90 minutes
The opening night performance is made possible by Amica Insurance Company.
THE HUMAN VOICE
Music by Francis Poulenc
Libretto by Jean Cocteau
Director Ted Huffman
Light/Stage Design Marcus Doshi
Projection Design Caite Hevner
Costume Design Austin Scarlett
Choreography Zack Winokur
Elle Laurie Rubin
Dancers Alex Hille, Breanna O’Mara, Casia Vengoechea
Piano Djordje Nesic
THE LADY AND THE UNICORN
Music by Giya Kancheli
Scenario by Jean Cocteau
Choreography Zack Winokur
Dancers Alex Hille, Breanna O’Mara, Casia Vengoechea
Light/Stage Design Marcus Doshi
Costume Design Austin Scarlett & Marion Talan