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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
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| 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 |
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