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Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence

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.

Top Cast

  • Stéphane Degout

    Stéphane Degout

    King

  • Barbara Hannigan

    Barbara Hannigan

    Isabel

  • Gyula Orendt

    Gyula Orendt

    Gaveston/Stranger

  • Peter Hoare

    Peter Hoare

    Mortimer

  • Samuel Boden

    Samuel Boden

    Boy/Young King

  • Ocean Barrington-Cook

    Ocean Barrington-Cook

    Girl

  • Jennifer France

    Jennifer France

    Witness 1/Singer 1/Woman 1

  • Krisztina Szabó

    Krisztina Szabó

    Witness 2/Singer 2/Woman 2

  • Andri Björn Róbertsson

    Andri Björn Róbertsson

    Witness 3/Madman

Overview

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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