OPERA. NOW: Episode 1

OPERA. NOW is a six-part documentary series presented by Vasco Mendonça, a contemporary composer looking to share his passion for opera with the world. Throughout each episode, discover iconic 21st-century operas through interviews with composers, stage directors, and singers.

In this first installment, meet two major figures of 21st-century opera, composer George Benjamin and playwright Martin Crimp, and explore prominent works from their repertoire, including Into the Little Hill, Lessons in Love and Violence, Written on Skin, and Picture a Day Like This.