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Prize for Opera
Winner 2019
Denis & Katya © Opera Philadelphia i
Presentation
World Premiere:
Festival O19, Opera Philadelphia
September 18th, 2019
In 2016, after a stand-off with Special Forces, teenagers Denis Muravyov and Katya Vlasova live-streamed their last hours, leaving behind a trail of devastating video footage.
Almost three years later, Opera Philadelphia and its co-commission partners Music Theatre Wales and Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier will bring their tragic story to the stage with Denis & Katya, a chamber opera by British composer Philip Venables and American librettist and stage director Ted Huffman. This World Premiere will use the power of opera to explore how stories are shaped and shared in our age of 24/7 digital connection.
Video Presentation
Artistic Team
Composer Philip Venables and librettist and stage director Ted Huffman are rising young creative talents with great work and previous credits, and Opera Philadelphia seeks to empower them to further hone their talents and voices in opera composition through the subject project. The creative team also includes French projection designer Pierre Martin, and Russian dramaturg and co-creator, Ksenia Ravvina, who has traveled to the teens’ home region of Pskov to interview friends, families, and neighbors for additional firsthand knowledge of the story.
Philip Venables
Composer
Ted Huffman
Stage Director
Pierre Martin
Video Artist
Co-producing Partners
Music Theatre Wales
United Kingdom
