An evening of exquisite music by three French masters: Ravel’s glittering miniature Une barque sur l’océan, Debussy’s sumptuous La mer and Poulenc’s dramatic monologue La voix humaine, a one-act opera based on the 1932 play by Jean Cocteau. A woman tries to get through to her ex-lover on the telephone, but the line keeps on breaking. This is the last time that the pair will speak before the man – never heard during the work – marries the next day. Poulenc’s depiction of her desperation is absolutely gripping – expect a heart-rending interpretation from Dame Felicity Lott.

Ravel	Une barque sur l'ocean
Debussy	La mer
Poulenc	La voix humaine*

Stéphane Denève (CONDUCTOR) Dame Felicity Lott (SOPRANO) 6:45 Pre-concert talk by Christopher Underwood