Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence (2018)
Opera based on the story of Edward II and Piers Gaveston. Music by George Benjamin, libretto by Martin Crimp. BBC broadcast of the 2018 premiere at the Royal Opera House, the composer conducting, prefaced by commentary and interviews.
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Stéphane Degout
as King
as King
Barbara Hannigan
as Isabel
as Isabel
Gyula Orendt
as Gaveston/Stranger
as Gaveston/Stranger
Peter Hoare
as Mortimer
as Mortimer
Samuel Boden
as Boy/Young King
as Boy/Young King
Ocean Barrington-Cook
as Girl
as Girl
Jennifer France
as Witness 1/Singer 1/Woman 1
as Witness 1/Singer 1/Woman 1
Krisztina Szabó
as Witness 2/Singer 2/Woman 2
as Witness 2/Singer 2/Woman 2
Andri Björn Róbertsson
as Witness 3/Madman
as Witness 3/Madman
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Martin Crimp
Writer
Writer
George Benjamin
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Katie Mitchell
Director
Director
George Benjamin
Conductor
Conductor
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