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Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence

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Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence

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1h 31m

2018

Synopsis

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.

Director

Katie Mitchell

Trailer

Music

operabritish history

Cast & Crew

Stéphane Degout

as King

Barbara Hannigan

Barbara Hannigan

as Isabel

Gyula Orendt

as Gaveston/Stranger

Peter Hoare

Peter Hoare

as Mortimer

Samuel Boden

as Boy/Young King

Ocean Barrington-Cook

as Girl

Jennifer France

as Witness 1/Singer 1/Woman 1

Krisztina Szabó

as Witness 2/Singer 2/Woman 2

Andri Björn Róbertsson

as Witness 3/Madman

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