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Hace 3 días · Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces.
Phaedra, Op. 93, is a cantata for mezzo-soprano and orchestra by Benjamin Britten, written for Janet Baker.. History. Phaedra was the composer's last vocal work, written in 1975 and first performed by Dame Janet Baker at the Aldeburgh Festival on 16 June 1976. Britten assembled the libretto from parts of a translation of Racine's Phèdre by Robert Lowell.
3 de may. de 2024 · 3 May 2024. Benjamin Britten may be best known to us at Welsh National Opera for his extraordinary body of operas, but Britten was also a prolific composer and produced masterly works in almost every musical form. Here are some of our Britten musical highlights,each chosen from a decade of his compositional life. 1930s: A Hymn to the Virgin.
15 de abr. de 2024 · When it comes to classical music, Benjamin Britten’s “Four Sea Interludes” from his opera Peter Grimes is a standout piece that has captured the hearts of many listeners. This suite of interstitial music debuted in June 1945, only six days after the full-length opera premiered in London.
22 de abr. de 2024 · As a lover of music, I have always been fascinated by the stories behind the songs. One song that has always intrigued me is “The Ballad of Green Broom” by Benjamin Britten. This hauntingly beautiful ballad tells the tale of an old man and his son who make a living by cutting broom in the woods.
23 de abr. de 2024 · News. Britten and Opera. 23 April 2024. It has been thrilling to see WNO’s new production of the rarely performed and last of Benjamin Britten’s operas, Death in Venice, garner such superb critical reviews and perform to sell-out audiences.
22 de abr. de 2024 · BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Various. Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. LSO LIVE LSO00830. The disc gets off to a tremendous start with the pounding Ds of the Sinfonia da Requiem’s Lacrymosa leading into the heart wrenching melody. Throughout, the engineers do an amazing job of capturing the wide range of dynamics in all these works.
