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    Unique ID Code: 0000161282
    Added by: Alan Titherington
    Added on: 19/2/2014 19:14
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    Benjamin: Written on Skin (Benjamin)

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    Recorded live at The Royal Opera House, Covernt Garden, March 2013
    Certificate: N/A
    Running Time: c.90 mins
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    Synopsis:
    With a score by George Benjamin and text by Martin Crimp, Written on Skin has been hailed as 'magic and irresistable...the best opera written over the last twenty years' (Le Monde). A cruel and powerful Protector asks a mysterious Boy to create an illuminated book in honour of his wealth and family. He invites the Boy into his home, little realising that this will lead to a journey of startling, joyful and ultimately tragic self-discovery for the Protector's oppressed and much younger wife Agnès.

    Acclaimed director Katie Mitchell brings this dark and intense story to life in an inventive production that skilfully combines elements of the past and present, with Benjamin himself conducting.

    Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.

    Special Features:
    An introduction to Written on Skin
    Interview with George Benjamin
    Cast Gallery

    Related Websites:
    http://www.roh.org.uk/
    http://www.opusarte.com/

    Video Tracks:
    NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic

    Audio Tracks:
    DTS
    LPCM Stereo

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English
    French
    German
    Japanese

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