www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #Music Curlew River
Sunday 19:45
#BBCFour
Spellbinding new #film of #BenjaminBritten's hauntingly beautiful chamber #opera, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. With superstar tenor Ian Bostridge and baritone Sir Willard White.

#OnThisDay in 1957, #BenjaminBritten's only full-length ballet "Prince of the Pagodas" premieres at Covent Garden, London.

🎼 In 1971, the now world-renowned conductor, Nicholas Kraemer together with local music teacher Serena Hughes created W11 Opera & took on a cast of 100 children in #benjaminbritten's 'NOYE'S FLUDDE'. That's where it all started today we're still gong strong as London Youth Opera! #London #youthopera

On Jul 14, 1949: #BenjaminBritten's choral symphony "Spring Symphony" premieres at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.

🎶 #OTD in #Music #History 30 May 1962, #BenjaminBritten's "War Requiem" incorporating the poems of #WilfredOwen premiered, marking the consecration of the new #CoventryCathedral.

▶️ youtu.be/rsSMCq7pl_k

#morninglistening to #BenjaminBritten's TheRapeOfLucretia & Phaedra. I'll admit not caring for the latter much at all while Lucretia intrigues me.
Does anyone particularly like Phaedra, I wonder?

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#PeterPears was born #OnThisDay in 1910, becoming one of the leading tenors of his generation & #BenjaminBritten's partner; they founded the Aldeburgh music festival & the Britten-Pears School; here they are performing together in 1964
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1A2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_P...

#PeterPears was born #OnThisDay in 1910, becoming one of the leading tenors of his generation & #BenjaminBritten's partner; together they founded the Aldeburgh #music festival & the Britten-Pears School; here they are in 1964:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1A2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_P...

#morninglistening to RichardHickox (♡) in BenjaminBritten's SpringSymphony on @ChandosRecords. After @DiePresseCom publ. my article on Spring-in-Music, a letter from a reader sent me to the CD shelves, realizing I hadn't listened to this in years.

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7:45pm TODAY on @BBCFOUR

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Spellbinding new film of #BenjaminBritten's hauntingly beautiful chamber opera, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. With superstar tenor Ian Bostridge and baritone Sir Willard White. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

80 years ago today, #BenjaminBritten's "Rape of Lucretia" premieres at Glyndebourne Opera Festival.

#OnThisDay in 1958, #BenjaminBritten's "Nocturne" premieres.

🎶 #OTD in #Music #History 30 May 1962, #BenjaminBritten's "War Requiem" incorporating the poems of #WilfredOwen premiered, marking the consecration of the new #CoventryCathedral.

▶️ youtu.be/rsSMCq7pl_k

#PeterPears was born #OnThisDay in 1910, becoming one of the leading tenors of his generation & #BenjaminBritten's partner; together they founded the Aldeburgh #music festival & the Britten-Pears School; here they are in 1964:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1A2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_P...

Sunday afternoon catching up with #RoyalBallet #Perspectives Insight including #CathyMarston's new work #AgainstTheTide set to #BenjaminBritten's Violin Concerto 🎻 🩰 Looking forward to seeing it live next weekend.