
Plot
Opera based on the story of Edward II and Piers Gaveston. Music by George Benjamin, libretto by Martin Crimp. BBC broadcast of the 2018 premiere at the Royal Opera House, the composer conducting, prefaced by commentary and interviews.
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Cast

Stéphane Degout
King

Barbara Hannigan
Isabel

Gyula Orendt
Gaveston/Stranger

Peter Hoare
Mortimer

Samuel Boden
Boy/Young King

Ocean Barrington-Cook
Girl

Jennifer France
Witness 1/Singer 1/Woman 1

Krisztina Szabó
Witness 2/Singer 2/Woman 2

Andri Björn Róbertsson
Witness 3/Madman