A Certain Silence: Poulenc's La Voix Humaine

French soprano Sarah Aristidou brings raw emotion to Poulenc’s La voix humaine with The Cleveland Orchestra, led by Franz Welser-Möst.

French soprano Sarah Aristidou delivers a riveting, emotionally charged performance of Poulenc’s La voix humaine, an intimate monodrama capturing the last telephone conversation between a woman and her unseen lover.

In conversation, Aristidou describes the work as “a palette of all the human emotions” — love, jealousy, anger, vulnerability — and treasures the incomparable artistry that Music Director Franz Welser-Möst inspires in The Cleveland Orchestra. Reflecting on her childhood in Cyprus — a rich tapestry of family, photography, and music, from Fairuz to Maria Callas — Aristidou traces her artistic roots to a lifelong craving for “a certain silence,” the stillness that invites the soul to speak.

Production year 2026
Production Company The Cleveland Orchestra
Co-Production Company Lumahai Productions
Distribution TV The Cleveland Orchestra
Distribution VOD / SVOD The Cleveland Orchestra
Genre Live Concert + Feature Story
Duration 60'