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The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G.

Content warning: captivity, sex trafficking, sex work, sexual violence, violence, death

The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G. is a fictional dramatic opera built on extensive factual research. Set in Ukraine in 1997, it is the story of Oksana, a young woman lured into the world of sex trafficking by a Russian recruiter, Konstantin, who ...

Composer: Aaron Gervais

Librettist: Colleen Murphy

The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G.

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Excerpts

The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G. – Act 1, Scene 1

Though others are at first suspicious, Russian Konstantin convinces Ukranian teenagers Nataliya and Oksana to come work for him at a hotel in Romania for the summer.

The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G. – Act 1, Scene 2

In a forest in Romania, Oksana discovers she has been tricked and is now in danger. Konstantin and his partners rape Oksana & Natalyia.

The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G. – Act 1, Scene 3

Sofiya goes to Asa to have her cards read for news of Oksana. The police will not treat Oksana's disappearance as crime, as she went with the men willingly. The cards say Oksana has been robbed of her soul.