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Ware goes to an Opera: Denis and Katya

What:

Join Prof Helen Davies for this World Premiere opera, part of Festival O19. We will depart from the Lower Quad gate at 6:15, take the Penn bus to and from the evernt, and return to quad by 9 pm. 

A short description: 

They could have been your best friends or classmates. Two beautiful 15-year-olds 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 who watched, liked, and objectified them, transforming two kids into clickbait? 

This visceral production from composer  Philip Venables  and director  Ted Huffman−the duo behind the award-winning  4.48 Psychosis−uses verbatim text to examine the vast public response to the events surrounding the tragedy of Russian runaways Denis Muravyov and Katya Vlasova, exploring how stories are shaped and shared in our age of trolls, conspiracy theories, fake news, and 24/7 digital connection. 

Winner of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera 2019

Music by Philip Venables
Libretto by Ted Huffman
Performed in English and Russian with English supertitles

When:

Monday September 23rd, 2019 6:15 PM to 9:30 PM


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