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2018 Opera Film 88′ Royal Opera House
George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s second full length opera, following the acclaimed WRITTEN on SKIN, draws on the real-life relationship between Edward II and Piers Gaveston.
S Y N O P S I S
Filmed on the Royal Opera House stage by Margaret Williams and post produced in Paris in 2018.
Benjamin’s richly-orchestrated score perfectly captures the intense drama’s intense emotions, while stage director Katie Mitchell, collaborating again with designer Vicki Mortimer, provides a visually stunning contemporary staging, highlighting the timelessness of the opera’s main themes.
C R E D I T S
directed for the screen
MARGARET WILLIAMS
music
GEORGE BENJAMIN
writer
MARTIN CRIMP
directed for the stage
KATIE MITCHELL
designs
VICKI MORTIMER
lighting design
JAMES FARNCOMB
ORCHESTRA OF THE
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Conductor
GEORGE BENJAMIN
King
STÉPHANE DEGOUT
Isabel
BARBARA HANNIGAN
Gaveston/Stranger
GYULA ORENDT
Mortimer
PETER HOARE
Boy / Young King
SAMUEL BODEN
cameras
JAMES DAY
MARK FAULKNER
CHRIS GOOR
LIZ HILLMAN
CHRISTY LEE
GILES PRITCHARD
vision engineer
DAVID GRIFFITHS
Lighting director
JOHN E WALKER
sound supervisor
MARK THACKERAY
music producer
RAPHAËL MOUTERDE
script supervisor
YVONNE CRAVEN
vision mixer
ALISON BARTROP
editor
PAUL-HENRY ROUGET
production manager
DAVID KULAS
producer
FRANÇOIS ROUSILLON
© Royal Opera House 2018