Tag Archives: Benjamin Britten

Fissures of Men

Posted on March 23, 2022 by leslie

Fissures of Men Royal Opera, 20th March 2022, Peter Grimes, opera in a prologue and three acts, music by Benjamin Britten, libretto by Montagu Slater, after the poem The Borough by George Crabbe, conducted by Sir Mark Elder, directed by … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, March 2022

Posted on March 1, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes, March 2022 A portrait of Sir Michael Tippett, by Stuart Millson Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett dominated post-war British music. Both pacifists, the two composers shared many musical traits: a love of opera and desire to see British opera … Continue reading →

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Silence is Golden

Posted on November 24, 2019 by leslie

Silence is Golden Death in Venice, reviewed by Leslie Jones Death in Venice; opera in two acts (17 scenes), music by Benjamin Britten, libretto by Myfanwy Piper after the novella by Thomas Mann, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and … Continue reading →

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Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea

Posted on April 25, 2019 by leslie

Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea Review of Billy Budd, opera in two acts, music by Benjamin Britten, libretto by E M Forster and Eric Crozier, conducted by Ivor Bolton, directed by Deborah Warner, Royal Opera, 23rd April 2019, reviewed … Continue reading →

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Acts of Mutilation

Posted on November 27, 2018 by leslie

Acts of Mutilation ENO, War Requiem, music by Benjamin Britten, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, soloists soprano Emma Bell, baritone Roderick Williams, tenor David Butt Philip, text from the Missa pro Defunctis and the poems of Wilfred Owen, 16thNovember 2018, directed … Continue reading →

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Aldeburgh Festival 2018

Posted on June 15, 2018 by leslie

Aldeburgh Festival 2018 Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, concert given on Friday 8th June, reviewed by TONY COOPER The ongoing theme in this year’s Aldeburgh Festival (the 71st) focuses on Britten and America reflecting the year of 1948 when the … Continue reading →

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The Aldeburgh Festival 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 by leslie

  The Aldeburgh Festival 2018 Tony Cooper previews the programme Founded by Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and Eric Crozier in 1948, the Aldeburgh Festival goes from strength to strength and this year runs from Friday 8th to Sunday 24th June. … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, 7th October 2017

Posted on October 8, 2017 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 7th October 2017 Frank Bridge Cello Sonata etc. at Music@Malling, reviewed by STUART MILLSON ‘Music is always important but even more so in difficult times. It brings people together to share what is good and enduring and underscores what we … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, July 17, 2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, July 17, 2015 In this edition: BBC Symphony Orchestra at the 2015 Aldeburgh Festival * New Nielsen symphony cycle from Chandos Had the homesick Benjamin Britten, during his early wartime sojourn in North America, not discovered a volume of … Continue reading →

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War Requiem

Posted on November 17, 2013 by leslie

Benjamin Britten, War Requiem, Royal Albert Hall, Sunday 10th November: Semyon Bychkov, conductor, Sabina Cvilak, soprano, Allan Clayton, tenor, Roderick Williams, baritone, BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus, Crouch End Festival Chorus, The Choristers of Westminster Abbey Britten told … Continue reading →

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