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Philharmonie: Großer Saal1 Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße, Berlin, D10785, Germany

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Programme

Benjamin, Sir George (b. 1960)

Performers

Sir George Benjamin	Conductor
Benjamin Davis	Director
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Evan Hughes	Bass-baritone	The Protector
Georgia Jarman	Soprano	Agnès
Bejun Mehta	Countertenor	Boy / Angel 1
Victoria Simmonds	Mezzo-soprano	Marie / Angel 2
Robert Murray	Tenor	John / Angel 3

Reviews of Written on Skin directed by Benjamin Davis

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Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, June 2018 (Deutsch)

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Shizuka Hariu on adapting Written on Skin for the concert hall

Bachtrack, 19th July

We speak to Dr Shizuka Hariu about the challenges of staging George Benjamin’s Written on Skin for Kazushi Ono's performances at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall at the end of August.

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Written on Skin: A modern operatic classic makes Berlin debut

Sam Johnstone, 12th November

With a semi-staged production, directed by Benjamin Davis, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra has also been bringing George Benjamin's opera to concert hall audiences.

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