La voix humaine
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La voix humaine is a one-act monodrama opera by Francis Poulenc, based on Jean Cocteau’s play, depicting a woman’s emotional breakdown during a final phone call with her lover.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Cocteau’s 1930 play La voix humaine | 2 |
| La Voix humaine | 2 |
| La voix humaine canonical | 2 |
| La voix humaine (play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T279712 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La voix humaine Context triple: [Malena Ernman, notableWork, La voix humaine]
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A.
The Yellow House
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B.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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C.
God Help the Child
God Help the Child is a 2015 novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of childhood trauma, colorism, and the lasting impact of abuse through the story of a dark-skinned woman named Bride.
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D.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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E.
Shirley
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La voix humaine Target entity description: La voix humaine is a one-act monodrama opera by Francis Poulenc, based on Jean Cocteau’s play, depicting a woman’s emotional breakdown during a final phone call with her lover.
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A.
The Yellow House
The Yellow House is a famous 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his residence in Arles, France, and is considered a key work of Post-Impressionism.
-
B.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
-
C.
God Help the Child
God Help the Child is a 2015 novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of childhood trauma, colorism, and the lasting impact of abuse through the story of a dark-skinned woman named Bride.
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D.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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E.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monodrama
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one-act opera ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
La voix humaine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
La voix humaine (play)
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| catalogueNumber | FP 171 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
abandonment
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despair ⓘ emotional breakdown ⓘ lost love ⓘ |
| characterCountOnStage | 1 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Opéra-Comique ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Poulenc ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice | offstage male voice implied by telephone ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus | final phone call with lover ⓘ |
| duration | about 40 minutes ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
intimate
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Denise Duval ⓘ |
| form | monologue ⓘ |
| genre | lyric drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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television film adaptations ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Jean Cocteau ⓘ |
| librettoSource |
La voix humaine
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Cocteau’s 1930 play La voix humaine
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| musicalStyle |
expressionism
ⓘ
lyricism ⓘ |
| notableRole | Elle ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSingers | 1 ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late 1950s ⓘ |
| playwrightNationality | French ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1959-02-06 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Opéra-Comique ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Salle Favart ⓘ |
| setting |
Paris
ⓘ
woman's apartment ⓘ |
| structure | continuous scene ⓘ |
| style | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | telephone conversation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary to its composition ⓘ |
| vocalTypeOfProtagonist | soprano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La voix humaine Description of subject: La voix humaine is a one-act monodrama opera by Francis Poulenc, based on Jean Cocteau’s play, depicting a woman’s emotional breakdown during a final phone call with her lover.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La voix humaine (play)
this entity surface form:
Jean Cocteau’s 1930 play La voix humaine
this entity surface form:
La Voix humaine
this entity surface form:
La Voix humaine