Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
Music
20181h 31m
Director: Katie Mitchell
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.
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
English
Released
May 10, 2018
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
English
Released
May 10, 2018
Cast
Stéphane Degout
Stéphane Degout
King
Barbara Hannigan
Isabel
Gyula Orendt
Gaveston/Stranger
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
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