Philip Venables

Philip Venables' previous operas, 4.48 Psychosis (2016, Sarah Kane), Denis & Katya (2019, Ted Huffman) and The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions (2023, Ted Huffman), have been performed worldwide by leading companies and won numerous awards. Philip studied at Cambridge University, the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal Academy of Music. 2025 sees the premiere of Philip’s fourth opera, We Are The Lucky Ones (Ted Huffman & Nina Segal) at Dutch National Opera.

At Bogliasco, Philip Venables will start work on a new opera for one of the major European opera houses. The opera will be a radical new version of a well-known piece of classic literature, written in collaboration with playwright Nina Segal, the title to be announced in due course. It will be his fifth opera, and second opera with orchestra, following 4.48 Psychosis, Denis & Katya, The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, and We Are The Lucky Ones.