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Victory Over the Sun

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a psychedelic saga of time-travelling revolutionaries and singing weaponry

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PRESENTED BY SYDNEY CHAMBER OPERA AND THE 20TH BIENNALE OF SYDNEY

Jessica O’Donoghue as Strongwoman

Drones soar, history collapses, and a pair of strongwomen battle over humanity’s fate in a glorious dream of tomorrow.

Welcome to the new future.

SCORE: Huw Belling

DIRECTOR: Pierce Wilcox

LIBRETTO: Pierce Wilcox

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“Special tribute is due to the brave, expressive and highly skilled performers…The two near-identical soprano Strongwomen—wonderfully sung and performed by Jessica O’Donoghue and Sarah Toth.”

— Real Time Arts

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