Lessons in Love and Violence: Royal Opera House
Lessons in Love and Violence: Royal Opera House
A performance of George Benjamin's opera about Edward II from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The king's close relationship with his most trusted advisor, the Earl of Cornwall, provokes unrest in the court and the country as a whole, while the queen conspires with a powerful general to have her husband removed from the throne in favour of her son. Introduced by Clemency Burton-Hill
Lessons in Love and Violence: Royal Opera House airs on BBC Four at 11:40 PM, Sunday 31 August. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Music ➝ Ballet ➝ Dance
Opera
Clemency Burton-Hill
Presenter
Stéphane Degout
Actor
Gyula Orendt
Actor