Written on Skin

Written on Skin

🎞️ Movie 89 min
2014

When Written on Skin had its premiere at the 2012 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, conducted by George Benjamin himself, it received a standing ovation. The opera's arrival at Covent Garden in 2013 was eagerly anticipated, and provided audiences with the opportunity to experience the work of two of Britain's greatest living artists. Benjamin previously collaborated with playwright Martin Crimp on Into the Little Hill, a magical retelling of the Pied Piper fairytale, and for this new work they joined forces with acclaimed stage director Katie Mitchell. For all three, the production marked their main-stage debut at the Royal Opera House. The tale, inspired by a medieval legend, tells of an ill-fated troubadour, drawn into a liaison with an innocent maiden. But they are observed by the jealous eye of her protector, who wreaks a shocking revenge on the young couple. Written on Skin draws on a 12th-century Occitan legend about the troubadour Guillaume de Cabestanh.

Cast

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Christopher Purves
The Protector
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Barbara Hannigan
Agnès
Bejun Mehta
Bejun Mehta
Angel 1
Bejun Mehta
Bejun Mehta
The Boy
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Victoria Simmonds
Angel 2
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Victoria Simmonds
Marie
Allan Clayton
Allan Clayton
Angel 3
Allan Clayton
Allan Clayton
John
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David Alexander
Angel Archivist
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Laura Harling
Angel Archivist
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Peter Hobday
Angel Archivist
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Sarah Northgraves
Angel Archivist
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George Benjamin
Composer