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Lessons In Love and Violence is a landmark contemporary opera by composer George Benjamin and librettist Martin Crimp. First premiered at the Royal Opera House in London, the work has since been staged internationally by major opera houses and festivals, earning recognition for its precise orchestration and stark, dramatic storytelling. The piece runs about 90 minutes in two unbroken parts, offering a compact, intensely theatrical experience that showcases Benjamin's refined musical voice and Crimp's incisive libretto.