06/30/18 – Lessons in Love and Violence – 1pm

The Royal Opera

LESSONS IN LOVE AND VIOLENCE

COMPOSER: George Benjamin

LIBRETTIST: Martin Crimp

Sung in English, Approx. Length: 1 hour, 50 minutes
photo credit: Stephen Cummiskey

CAST:

Stéphane Degout King

 

Barbara Hannigan Isabel

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 Robertson Witness 3 / Madman

ENSEMBLE: Royal Opera House Orchestra

CONDUCTOR: George Benjamin

DIRECTOR: Katie Mitchell

DESIGNER: Vicki Mortimer

LIGHTING DESIGNER: James Farncombe

MOVEMENT DIRECTOR: Joseph Alford