Name: Denis and Katya
Start: 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Kammeroper

Organization

Conductor

Anna Sushon

Stage director

Marcos Darbyshire

Costume designer

Set designer

Martin Hickmann

Lighting designer

Franz Tscheck

Video designer

Anselm Fischer

Sound designer

Maarten Buyli

Dramaturge

Kai Weßler

Singer

Baritone

Timothy Connor

Denis

Mezzo-soprano

Hasti Molavian

Katya

MusikTheater an der Wien

Orchestra

Klangforum Wien PPCM Academy

German

Denis and Katya

Vienna

Austria

Wiener Kammeroper

Public

Approved

Kammeroper

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Bass

Soprano

Countertenor

Tenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

A "Romeo and Juliet" story in the age of social media: Two Russian teenagers hide from their parents in a hut. When the police track down the two, the situation escalates - and Denis and Katya let the world participate in the conflict via social media. The real actors and their worldwide viewers fuel each other, digital perception and reality blur. What appears to be a game in virtual space is becoming deadly serious. In the end the two youngsters are dead. Denis & Katyais based on a true story that British composer Philip Venables and his librettist Ted Huffman adapted into a highly concentrated musical theater piece that premiered in Philadelphia in 2019. A mezzo-soprano and a baritone reconstruct the teenage tragedy in the role of various witnesses. The main characters Denis and Katya only appear in these reports, overlaid with internet postings, WhatsApp messages, electro-acoustic sounds and an ensemble of four cellos. Beyond the real events, a gripping and up-to-date work of music theater is created.


In German language


Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the start of the performance

English

Eine „Romeo und Julia“-Geschichte in den Zeiten von Social Media: Zwei russische Teenager verstecken sich in einer Hütte vor ihren Eltern. Als die Polizei die beiden aufspürt, eskaliert die Situation – und Denis und Katya lassen per Social Media die Welt an dem Konflikt teilhaben. Die realen Akteur*innen und ihre weltweiten Viewer befeuern sich gegenseitig, digitale Wahrnehmung und Realität verschwimmen. Was im virtuellen Raum Spiel zu sein scheint, wird bitterer Ernst. Am Ende sind die beiden Jugendlichen tot. Denis & Katya basiert auf einer wahren Geschichte, die der britische Komponist Philip Venables und sein Librettist Ted Huffman zu einem hoch konzentrierten Musiktheaterstück verarbeitet haben, das 2019 in Philadelphia uraufgeführt wurde. Eine Mezzosopranistin und ein Bariton rekonstruieren in der Rolle verschiedener Zeug*innen die Teenager-Tragödie. Die Hauptfiguren Denis und Katya erscheinen nur in diesen Berichten, überlagert von Internet-Postings, WhatsApp- Nachrichten, elektroakustischen Klängen und einem Ensemble aus vier Violoncelli. Jenseits der realen Ereignisse entsteht so ein packendes und aktuelles Musiktheaterwerk.


In deutscher Sprache

 
Werkeinführung jeweils 30 Minuten vor Aufführungsbeginn

Deutsch

Denis and Katya by Venables, Sun 01 Oct 2023, From (2023/2023), Directed by Marcos Darbyshire,, Conductor Anna Sushon, Kammeroper, Vienna, Austria

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