Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Wednesday 25 November 2026 | 19:30 |
Performers
| Edward Gardner | Conductor | |
| Dan Ayling | Director | |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Nathaniel Sullivan | Baritone | King |
| Georgia Jarman | Soprano | Isabel |
| Gyula Orendt | Baritone | Gaveston / Stranger |
| Toby Spence | Tenor | Mortimer |
| James Way | Tenor | Boy / Young King |
| Hannah Sawle | Soprano | Witness 1 / Singer 1 / Woman 1 |
| Joanne Evans | Mezzo-soprano | Witness 2 / Singer 2 / Woman 2 |
| Andri Björn Róbertsson | Bass | Witness 3 / Madman |
A king, a queen; his favourite and her lover.
Power and sex are a dangerous combination, and when the rulers of medieval England played the game of thrones, they either won or they died. The life of King Edward II inspired Marlowe’s classic tragedy, but Sir George Benjamin and Martin Crimp turn it inside out, in an opera that exposes the raw emotions of four characters locked in a deadly embrace. This is Lessons in Love and Violence, and it caused a sensation when it opened at the Royal Opera in 2018. Edward Gardner has assembled a world-beating cast for this one-off concert performance.
Tickets from £19.50 (including a transaction fee of £3.50)
Ticket sale for members is open
Ticket sale for non-members opens on 28th April 2026, 10.00am
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