Denis & Katya - Opera Philadelphia © Dominic M. Mercier i

Denis & Katya Touring Dates

Winners, FEDORA Prizes

DENIS & KATYA - Winner of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera 2019

"An intimate, haunting triumph." - The New York Times

Music by Philip Venables
Libretto by Ted Huffman
Performed in English and Russian with English supertitles

Co-producers:

Opera Philadelphia
Music Theater Wales
Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier

They could have been your teenage children, best friends, or classmates. Two beautiful 15-year-olds who lived every moment−including their last−online. What led to their violent deaths? Why did they choose to broadcast their final moments on social media? And what does it say about the voyeuristic society who watched, liked, and objectified them, transforming two kids into clickbait?

18/09/2019	The Suzanne Roberts Theatre	United States	Passed event
27/02/2020	The Riverfront, Newport	United Kingdom	Buy tickets
02/03/2020	Theatr Clwyd, Mold	United Kingdom	Buy tickets
03/03/2020	Aberystwyth Arts Centre	United Kingdom	Buy tickets
13/03/2020	Southbank Centre, London	United Kingdom	Buy tickets
27/03/2020	Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff	United Kingdom	Buy tickets
Spring 2020	Opéra Orchestre Montpellier	France

Industry News, Winners

Recognising Impact Beyond the Stage: Dr Thomas Moors Awarded the Van Lawrence Prize

20 January 2026

FEDORA is proud to celebrate a remarkable achievement connected to one of its prize-winning projects. Dr Thomas Moors, member of the artistic team behind The Sound Voice Project, winner of the FEDORA Digital Prize 2023, has been awarded the Van Lawrence Prize by the British Voice Association.