Lessons in Love and Violence
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Lessons in Love and Violence is a contemporary opera by British composer George Benjamin that explores political power, desire, and betrayal through an intense, psychologically driven score.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lessons in Love and Violence canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lessons in Love and Violence Context triple: [George Benjamin, notableWork, Lessons in Love and Violence]
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A.
The Crimes of Love
The Crimes of Love is a collection of short stories by the Marquis de Sade that blends gothic melodrama with philosophical explorations of desire, morality, and cruelty.
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B.
Songs of Love and Hate
Songs of Love and Hate is a 1971 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, noted for its stark, emotionally intense songs and poetic lyricism.
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C.
Love's Cruelty
Love's Cruelty is a Caroline-era tragic play by James Shirley that explores themes of passion, betrayal, and moral corruption in a courtly setting.
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D.
Love in the Days of Rage
Love in the Days of Rage is a short novel by Lawrence Ferlinghetti that intertwines a passionate love affair with the political upheaval of the May 1968 Paris student and worker uprisings.
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E.
Love and Death
Love and Death is a 1975 satirical comedy film by Woody Allen that parodies Russian literature and philosophy through absurdist humor and existential musings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lessons in Love and Violence Target entity description: Lessons in Love and Violence is a contemporary opera by British composer George Benjamin that explores political power, desire, and betrayal through an intense, psychologically driven score.
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A.
The Crimes of Love
The Crimes of Love is a collection of short stories by the Marquis de Sade that blends gothic melodrama with philosophical explorations of desire, morality, and cruelty.
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B.
Songs of Love and Hate
Songs of Love and Hate is a 1971 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, noted for its stark, emotionally intense songs and poetic lyricism.
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C.
Love's Cruelty
Love's Cruelty is a Caroline-era tragic play by James Shirley that explores themes of passion, betrayal, and moral corruption in a courtly setting.
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D.
Love in the Days of Rage
Love in the Days of Rage is a short novel by Lawrence Ferlinghetti that intertwines a passionate love affair with the political upheaval of the May 1968 Paris student and worker uprisings.
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E.
Love and Death
Love and Death is a 1975 satirical comedy film by Woody Allen that parodies Russian literature and philosophy through absurdist humor and existential musings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary opera
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opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Christopher Marlowe's play Edward II
NERFINISHED
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life of King Edward II of England ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Dutch National Opera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gran Teatre del Liceu NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamburg State Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyric Opera of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Opéra de Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Opera House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 2015–2017 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor | George Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDirector | Katie Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | Written on Skin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
commercial audio recording
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video recording of original production ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Martin Crimp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Gaveston
NERFINISHED
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Isabel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ The King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | George Benjamin's stage works ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | The Royal Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Royal Opera House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2018-05-10 ⓘ |
| productionDesigner | Vicki Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | royal court ⓘ |
| structure | two acts ⓘ |
| style | psychologically driven score ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
betrayal
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desire ⓘ political power ⓘ |
| themes |
abuse of power
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intimacy and violence ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
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