{"product_id":"1023633","title":"Various - George Benjamin: Lessons In Love And Violence [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe opera is based on Christopher Marlowe's play Edward II, which combines the story of Edward and Gaveston with the deposition of Edward 11 by Mortimer and the overthrow of Mortimer and Edward's queen Isabella of France by Edward Ill. The opera is in two parts, of four and three scenes respectively, and is performed without a break. \\x93Benjamin has stayed faithful to his librettist, Martin Crimp, who has written another spare text, dense in suggestive meanings. Some of the same collaborators are back, notably soprano Barbara Hannigan and, most important, the opera again explores how a forbidden love can lead to acts of horrific violence, a theme that is evidently close to the creators' hearts. A sense of Deja vu is not necessarily a bad thing. Benjamin and Crimp had already proved that they can produce work of exceptional quality and that is true again of Lessons in Love and Violence. At just 90 minutes, this is an opera of impressive concentration with not a word or note wasted.\\x94 - Gramophone'","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55134916477313,"sku":"1023633","price":15.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61gaW_BIqwL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767184621","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1023633","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}