OPERA WESTERN RESERVE PRESENTS
The Voice (La Voix Humaine)
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 6:00 pm
Penguin City Brewing Company
Opera Western Reserve is excited to present the Spring 2026 Production of Francis Poulenc’s The Voice! Composed in 1958 and originally based on the French plan La Voix Humane by Jeane Cocteau, this compelling one-act opera sung in English tells the story of a woman, known only as Elle, as she engages in a final phone call with her lover who has left her for another woman. As the conversation unfolds in real time, the audience witnesses Elle’s emotional unravelling.
Join us in Penguin City’s Taproom for the show, and enjoy raffle items, a cash bar, and Suzie’s food truck. Doors open to the public at 4:00pm with the event starting at 5:30pm and the performance beginning at 6:00pm.
General admission tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. VIP table packages also available: $300 for a table of eight or $160 for a table of four. VIP tables include one drink per guest and a charcuterie board from Jimmy’s Italian Specialties.
- Cast
Gloree Nell Wood, Soprano – Elle
Gloree Nell Wood is a recent graduate of Baldwin Wallace University preparing to begin a masters degree this fall. She hails from the bluegrasses of Kentucky and is thrilled to be portraying Elle in The Voice! Previously, she has had the honor of playing Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro, Eurydice in Orpheus in the Underworld, Valencienne in The Merry Widow, and Polissena in Radamisto. Special thanks to her family, friends, Sue Wallin, and so many more for all their continued support throughout her career. Above all, she’d like to thank God for His never-ending guidance.