Lessons in Love and Violence: gorgeous tragedy without a heart

Björn Bürger (Gaveston) and Ivan Ludlow (Edward II)

Jeanine De Bique (Isabel) and ensemble

Ivan Ludlow (Edward II) and Jeanine De Bique (Isabel)

Lessons in Love and Violence

Mark Milhofer (Mortimer), Björn Bürger (Gaveston), Josy Santos and Isabelle Haile

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 22 May 2023

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“always, there is an angle, a twist, something bitter to offset the sweet”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 21 May 2023

Benjamin, Lessons in Love and Violence

Zurich Opera

Ilan Volkov, Conductor

Evgeny Titov, Director

Rufus Didwiszus, Set Designer

Falk Bauer, Costume Designer

Martin Gebhardt, Lighting Designer

Orchester der Oper Zürich

Claus Spahn, Dramaturgy

Ivan Ludlow, King

Jeanine De Bique, Isabel

Björn Bürger, Gaveston / Stranger

Mark Milhofer, Mortimer

Sunnyboy Dladla, Boy / Young King

Georgia Melville, Witness 1 / Singer 1 / Woman 1

Josy Santos, Witness 2 / Singer 2 / Woman 2

Andrew Moore, Witness 3 / Madman

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Elodie Olson-Coons

Originaire de Lorraine, Elodie Olson-Coons a fait ses études littéraires à Cambridge. Mezzo-soprano et pianiste, elle est particulièrement intéressée par la musique contemporaine et vocale.

Lessons in Love and Violence in Zurich: gorgeous tragedy without a heart