Written on Skin

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Written on Skin is a contemporary opera by British composer George Benjamin, acclaimed for its innovative score and emotionally intense exploration of power, desire, and violence.

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Written on Skin canonical 3

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instanceOf contemporary opera
opera
basedOn legend of Guillaume de Cabestanh
character Agnes
Angel 1
Angel 2
The Boy
The Protector
commissionedBy Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
Netherlands Opera
Royal Opera House
Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse
composer George Benjamin
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception acclaimed
describedAs one of the most important operas of the early 21st century
firstPerformanceConductor George Benjamin
firstPerformanceDirector Katie Mitchell
genre opera
hasRecording commercial audio recording
commercial video recording
hasTheme abuse of power
role of the artist
sexual jealousy
violence against women
language English
librettist Martin Crimp
notableFor innovative orchestration
nonlinear narrative
use of onstage and offstage ensembles
orchestrationFeatures glass harmonica
large orchestra
viola da gamba
period 21st century
premiereDate 2012-07-07
premiereFestival Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
premierePlace Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
publisher Faber Music
setting medieval Provence
structure three acts
style contemporary classical music
subjectMatter art and representation
desire
marital conflict
power
violence

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George Benjamin notableWork Written on Skin
Into the Little Hill followedBy Written on Skin
Lessons in Love and Violence followsWork Written on Skin