Victory over the Sun
1913 Russian Futurist opera / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the song by Biffy Clyro, see Victory Over the Sun (song).
Victory over the Sun (Russian: Победа над Cолнцем, Pobeda nad Solntsem) is a Russian Futurist opera premiered in 1913 at the Luna Park in Saint Petersburg.
The libretto written in zaum language was contributed by Aleksei Kruchonykh, the music was written by Mikhail Matyushin, the prologue was added by Velimir Khlebnikov, and the stage designer was Kazimir Malevich. The opera has become notable as the event where Malevich made his first Black Square, as part of a design for a curtain.[1] The first performance was organised by the artistic group Soyuz Molodyozhi.