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
Kate Tiemens, Soprano – Aurelia Havisham
Kate Tiemens is a recent graduate of Baldwin Wallace Conservatory with a B.M. in Vocal Performance. Her most recent performance credits include the role of Eurydice in Orpheus in the Underworld, Polissena in Handel’s Radamisto, and Filia in Carissimi’s Historia di Jephte. She has also been seen as a concertist with Cleveland’s Bach Choir, Kayla in Taking Up Serpents, Enyo in We’ve Got Our Eye on You, Jack in Opera Western Reserves tour of Jack and the Beanstalk, and Valletto in L’incoronazione di Poppea. This fall, she will attend graduate school to get her Masters in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy. She is very excited to be back working with Opera Western Reserve and hopes you enjoy the performance!