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La voix humaine/Les mamelles de Tirésias review

“Brilliant and bouncy opéra bouffe”

ReviewsAug 8, 2022by George HallGlyndebourne, Lewes

François Piolino and Christophe Gay in La voix humaine/Les mamelles de Tirésias at Glyndebourne, Lewes. Photo: Glyndebourne Productions Ltd/Bill Cooper

François Piolino and Christophe Gay in La voix humaine/Les mamelles de Tirésias at Glyndebourne, Lewes. Photo: Glyndebourne Productions Ltd/Bill Cooper

Outrageously comic Poulenc double bill that ends Glyndebourne’s wonderful 2022 season with flair

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