Name: Denis and Katya
Start: 2023-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Bitz Opera Factory

Organization

Sänger

Mezzosopran

Jazmine Olwalia

Katya

Assistant Conductor

Glenn Lewis

Chordirektion

Mark Trawka

Klavier

James Lesniak

Bühnenbild

Andrew Lieberman

Kostümbild

Millie Hiibel

Tongestaltung

Rob Kaplowitz

Bariton

Brandon Bell

Denis

Dirigat

Lichtgestaltung

Todd Nonn

Regie

Haley Stamats

Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier

Opera Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Opera

Music Theatre Wales

Others

Pittsburgh Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra

Englisch

Russisch

Denis and Katya

Pittsburgh

Vereinigte Staaten

Bitz Opera Factory

Denis and Katya Venables

Public

Genehmigt

Accordionist

Instrument

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 Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Andere

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Chor

Choreographie

Chorus Director

Dramaturgie

Extra

GesangslehrerIn

Haar

Illustrator

Komposition

Korrepetition

Lehrer

Leitender Produzent

Libretto

Maske

Orchester

Orchestra Operations

Photographer

Poet

Rundfunk

Schauspiel

Stage Manager

Tänzer

Videogestaltung

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Übersetzung

Sopran

Tenor

Bass

Countertenor

Bass-Bariton

Alto

Continuo

Kinderstimme

Singer

Sprechrolle

Stumme Rolle

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, Ab (2023/2023), Unter der Regie von Haley Stamats,, Dirigat Glenn Lewis, Bitz Opera Factory, Pittsburgh, Vereinigte Staaten

Aufführungskredite (Besetzung & Produktionsteam )

Besetzung

Produktionsteam

Ensemble

Co-Produzent

Programm, Über & Zusammenfassung

Rezensionen

Videos

Fotos

Weiterführende Literatur

Aufführungstermine & Spielstätten

Veranstaltungsorte