Lessons in Love and Violence

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Lessons in Love and Violence is a contemporary opera by British composer George Benjamin that explores political power, desire, and betrayal through an intense, psychologically driven score.

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instanceOf contemporary opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
basedOn Christopher Marlowe's play Edward II ⓘ
life of King Edward II of England ⓘ
commissionedBy Dutch National Opera ⓘ
Gran Teatre del Liceu ⓘ
Hamburg State Opera ⓘ
Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ
Opéra de Lyon ⓘ
Royal Opera House ⓘ
composer George Benjamin ⓘ
compositionPeriod 2015–2017 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPerformanceConductor George Benjamin ⓘ
firstPerformanceDirector Katie Mitchell ⓘ
followsWork Written on Skin ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
opera ⓘ
hasRecording commercial audio recording ⓘ
video recording of original production ⓘ
language English ⓘ
librettist Martin Crimp ⓘ
notableRole Gaveston ⓘ
linked to: Piers Gaveston

Isabel ⓘ
The Boy ⓘ
The King ⓘ
The Queen ⓘ
The Stranger ⓘ
numberOfActs 2 ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
partOf George Benjamin's stage works ⓘ
premiereCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereCompany The Royal Opera ⓘ
premieredAt Royal Opera House ⓘ
premiereDate 2018-05-10 ⓘ
productionDesigner Vicki Mortimer ⓘ
publisher Faber Music ⓘ
setting royal court ⓘ
structure two acts ⓘ
style psychologically driven score ⓘ
subjectMatter betrayal ⓘ
desire ⓘ
political power ⓘ
themes abuse of power ⓘ
intimacy and violence ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ

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