Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/09/2023
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Bitz Opera Factory
Categories
A shocking real-life incident forms the basis of this 2019 opera written by contemporary British composer Philip Venables.
The opera is set in Pskov, a rural region of the Russian Federation rich in history. This is the ancestral home of poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) and several examples of Old Russian (pre-18th century) architecture. It is also adjacent to a border security zone with strictly limited access.
On November 14, 2016, runaway teens Denis Muravyov and Katya Vlasova 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.
This visceral opera uses verbatim text to examine the vast public response to the events surrounding the tragedy, exploring how stories are shaped and shared in our age of trolls, conspiracy theories, fake news and 24/7 digital connection.
Presented by the Pittsburgh Opera, the eighth oldest company in the United States.
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