Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence (2018)
Music
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.
Cast
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Stéphane Degout
King
Barbara Hannigan
Isabel
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Gyula Orendt
Gaveston/Stranger
Peter Hoare
Mortimer
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Samuel Boden
Boy/Young King
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Ocean Barrington-Cook
Girl
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Jennifer France
Witness 1/Singer 1/W...
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Krisztina Szabó
Witness 2/Singer 2/W...
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Andri Björn Róbertsson
Witness 3/Madman