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Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence

2018 · 91 min

A stark, slow-burning opera broadcast that feels like a tense historical tragedy, demanding close attention to music and text.

Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • love
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • death
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
music
Directed by
Katie Mitchell
Written by
Martin Crimp
Starring
Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Gyula Orendt, Peter Hoare, Samuel Boden, Ocean Barrington-Cook, Jennifer France, Krisztina Szabó
Music
George Benjamin
Runtime
91 min

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