{"product_id":"benjamin-written-on-skin-lessons-in-love-and-violence","title":"Benjamin: Written on Skin - Lessons in Love and Violence","description":"\u003ca class=\"links\" href=\"album.jsp?album_id=2296200\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso available on Blu-ray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This collection consists of George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s two award-winning full-length operas, in visually stunning productions by critically acclaimed director Katie Mitchell. Written on Skin has been hailed as ‘magic and irresistible … the best opera written over the last twenty years’ (Le Monde). It tells the story of a cruel and powerful Protector who asks a mysterious Boy to create an illuminated book to celebrate his wealth and family. He invites the Boy into his home, little realizing that this will lead to a journey of startling, joyful and ultimately tragic self-discovery for his oppressed and much younger wife Agnès. Drawing on the real-life relationship between Edward II and Piers Gaveston, Lessons in Love and Violence explores how personal relationships can have fatal political consequences. The King lives in a close but uneasy relationship with his wife Isabel, their two children and his lover Gaveston. When the King banishes his military advisor Mortimer, he sets off a chain of devastating events. The composer conducts two superb international casts, including soprano Barbara Hannigan, who appears in the leading roles of Agnès and Isabel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Opus Arte","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":49607695827224,"sku":"809478013099","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3766020-2525970.jpg?v=1777683098","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/benjamin-written-on-skin-lessons-in-love-and-violence","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}