Sex, lies...cannibalism? New opera has it all

LONDON (Reuters) - The very title, "Written On Skin", has the attention-grabbing power of fingernails scraping on a chalkboard. Add to that sex, lies, treachery and what may or may not be cannibalism, but definitely is not your mother's cooked liver with onions, and it's no wonder the London premiere this week of composer George Benjamin and playwright Martin Crimp's new opera at Covent Garden is eagerly anticipated. ...



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