Lessons in Love and Violence: The Royal Opera (George Benjamin) (2018)
1h 28min
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- Synopsis:
George Benjamin and Martin Crimps second full-length opera following the acclaimed Written on Skin draws on the real-life relationship between Edward II and Piers Gaveston. The King lives in a close but uneasy relationship with his wife Isabel, their two children and his lover Gaveston. When the King banishes his military advisor Mortimer, he sets off a chain of devastating events. Benjamins richly-orchestrated score perfectly captures the dramas intense emotions, while director Katie Mitchell provides a visually stunning contemporary staging, highlighting the timelessness of the opera's main themes. The composer himself conducts a superb international cast. 'In Lessons in Love and Violence, which opened here on Thursday at the Royal Opera House, the music, written and compellingly conducted by Mr Benjamin, is unapologetically modernist, while the libretto, by Mr Crimp, is often cryptic But its Mr. Benjamins remarkable music that gives the work its charge: The writing is so lush, haunting and detailed radiant one moment, piercingly dissonant the next that you are continuously enveloped by the raucous beauty of the sounds' ... - Studio:
- Select Music And Video Dist Ltd
- Genres:
- Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
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- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes