
Asheville Fringe & ACT Late Night present: Sirenum – A Lesbian Folk Opera
Original compositions shift between a cappella and pulsing electronic score in a lesbian folk opera that melds folklore and science fiction as a young spacefarer confronts an ominous guardian on a mythical planet.
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