Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence

Name: Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
Cast: Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Orendt, Peter Hoare, Samuel Boden

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Katie MitchellWriter: Martin Crimp

Stéphane Degout

as King

Barbara Hannigan

as Isabel

Gyula Orendt

as Gaveston/Stranger

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

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