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| Composer | Benjamin, Sir George (b. 1960) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Year | 2018 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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LondonLessons in Love and ViolenceSemi-staged performance
Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
Edward Gardner; Dan Ayling; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Nathaniel Sullivan; Georgia Jarman; Gyula Orendt
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Pearls of great price polished by Rattle and the LSO
High contrasts of light and darkness make a special event in Boulez, Benjamin and Brahms at the Barbican.
Lessons in Love and Violence: gorgeous tragedy without a heart
Given a new production by Evgeny Titov, Benjamin's second full-length opera is musically brilliant, but its examination of our inner darkness lacks heart.
Lessons in Love and Violence: ice and drama
George Benjamin and Martin Crimp's second full scale opera is a refinement of the craft showed in Written on Skin – but the lessons are less in love and violince than in power, tension and beauty of the score.
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