Victory over the Sun
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"Victory over the Sun" is a 1913 avant-garde Russian Futurist opera known for its radical experimentation with sound, language, and stage design, including Kazimir Malevich’s pioneering abstract sets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Futurist work
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avant-garde work ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| artisticMovement | Suprematism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aleksei Kruchyonykh
NERFINISHED
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Kazimir Malevich NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhail Matyushin NERFINISHED ⓘ Velimir Khlebnikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Velimir Khlebnikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mikhail Matyushin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1913 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInCity | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | two-act opera ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century experimental theatre
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avant-garde opera ⓘ modern performance art ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-World War I Russian avant-garde ⓘ |
| influenced | Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFeature |
non-semantic syllables
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nonsense-like phonetics ⓘ |
| librettist | Aleksei Kruchyonykh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Futurist drama ⓘ |
| movement | Russian Futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicCharacteristic |
dissonant harmonies
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experimental vocal writing ⓘ unconventional rhythm ⓘ |
| notableFor |
radical experimentation with language
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radical experimentation with sound ⓘ radical experimentation with stage design ⓘ use of zaum (transrational) language ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| performanceType | theatrical performance ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Luna Park Theatre, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| setDesigner | Kazimir Malevich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDesignCharacteristic |
bold contrasts of black and white
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geometric abstraction ⓘ non-representational sets ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | symbolic conquest of the sun ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration of the future
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destruction of old cultural forms ⓘ rejection of traditional aesthetics ⓘ |
| workTitleInRussian | Победа над Солнцем NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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