Organization

Cantante

Mezzosoprano

Jazmine Olwalia

Katya

Assistant Conductor

Glenn Lewis

Direzione del coro

Mark Trawka

Pianoforte

James Lesniak

Scenografia

Andrew Lieberman

Costumi

Millie Hiibel

Suono

Rob Kaplowitz

Baritono

Brandon Bell

Denis

Direzione d'orchestra

Luci

Todd Nonn

Regia

Haley Stamats

Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier

Opera Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Opera

Music Theatre Wales

Others

Pittsburgh Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra

inglese

russo

Denis and Katya

Pittsburgh

Stati Uniti

Bitz Opera Factory

Denis and Katya Venables

Public

Approvato

On November 14, 2016, Denis Muravyov and Katya Vlasova, fifteen-year-olds in the rural Pskov region of Russia, died after a three-day standoff with Russian Special Forces. They live-streamed their last hours onto internet sites, leaving behind a trail of devastating video footage: drinking and smoking, cuddling and crying, and preparing to die. 

Denis and Katya could have been your children, best friends, or classmates. Two teenagers 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 that watched, liked, and objectified them in real-time, transforming two kids into clickbait? 

This visceral opera uses verbatim text to examine the vast public response to the events surrounding the tragedy of these two Russian runaways, exploring how stories are shaped and shared in our age of trolls, conspiracy theories, fake news, and 24/7 digital connection. 
 
The New York Times called Denis & Katya "an intimate, haunting triumph", and Musical America called it “ … the most brilliantly original operatic work I’ve seen in a decade."

English

Denis and Katya by Venables, Da (2023/2023), Diretto da Haley Stamats,, Direttore d'orchestra Glenn Lewis, Bitz Opera Factory, Pittsburgh, Stati Uniti

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