Faber & Faber Written On Skin (Full Score): Opera in Three Parts, Full Score (Faber Edition)

Following the enormous success of George Benjamin s first opera Into the Little Hill (2006), there has been huge anticipation in the musical world at the prospect of his first full-length work in this genre. After a period of intense work and isolation for Benjamin, his much-awaited new opera, Written on Skin, was premiered at the Aix-en-Provence Festival on 7 July 2012. A long standing ovation was the first of many marks of recognition and praise for this extraordinary work which has been hailed by critics as [one of] the best operas of the 21st century so far, the birth of a masterpiece. The opera is scored for 60 players, lasts 95 minutes and has a cast of five. An opera tour will be conducted throughout europe during 2013.