Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence

91 mins
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.

Gyula Orendt

Gaveston/Stranger

Peter Hoare

Mortimer

Samuel Boden

Boy/Young King

Jennifer France

Witness 1/Singer 1/Woman 1

Krisztina Szabó

Witness 2/Singer 2/Woman 2

Andri Björn Róbertsson

Witness 3/Madman

George Benjamin

Original Music Composer

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