Francis Poulenc chose Denise Duval to create the role . The premiere was at salle Favart on 6-2-1959 Paris under the direction of Georges Prêtre. This film by Dominique Delouche was made in 1970 and shown on French television in 1971 and published as DVD in 2009.
Denise Duval agreed to "sing" « La Voix humaine » again although she had retired i, 1963. In fact, she performed in playback from a 1959 recording.