A biographical documentary that profiles composer-pianist Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Still widely regarded as one of the most astonishing musical talents in British history, Britten drew many a ...
The centrepiece of the Royal Ballet’s abstract Perspectives triple bill, Cathy Marston’s Against the Tide is a new creation ...
Britten’s goal was to confront social injustice and intolerance, including bullying and violence, through music. He created prolifically, and, as composer Aaron Copland told The New York Times, ...
Performances in N.Y.C. The coastal festival, founded by the composer and Peter Pears in the 1940s, has built a reputation for rich, forward-looking programming. Benjamin Britten, whose history is ...
English National Opera’s staging of Britten’s 1947 opera Albert Herring - Alastair Muir Seething beneath the comic surface of Britten’s witty 1947 opera Albert Herring is social criticism of the ...
The most terrifying moment I know in Western music is the gathering of the mob in the third act of Benjamin Britten’s 1945 opera, “Peter Grimes,” set to open at the Metropolitan Opera on Oct. 16. More ...
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