Philip Venables’ new opera saw its premiere at the Manchester International Festival 2023. Following national premieres at the Bregenz Festival and Festival d’Aix en Provence we can look forward to further performances at London’s Southbank Centre, NYU Skirball, and the Holland Festival.

Catching, Courageous, Cutting Edge – Bonn Opera and the Hanover State Opera present world premieres, national premieres, rediscoveries and special concerts.

In this interview with Regine Palmai, Philip Venables talks about his opera and the specifics of the German version.

Congratulations to Philip Venables for winning the 2019 FEDORA prize in the opera category for his stage work Denis & Katya. As revealed in the award ceremony on 28 June, the opera will receive €150,000 in funding for its world premiere at the Opera Philadelphia in the upcoming 2019/20 season. 

Berlin, 12 September, around 5 pm: Summer is coming to a close, while the concert season is kicking off. On the roof of the former warehouse “Eierspeicher”, now home to Universal Music Germany, Ricordi invites you to Sundowner.