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Chansons Lisa Illean: Swellsong (UK Premiere) Brett Dean: Carlo INTERVAL Benjamin Britten: Cello Symphony, Op. 68 Genevieve ...

In 1939, Britten fled to the US where, for a time, he house-shared with fellow musicians, writers and a burlesque dancer, as Philip Clark reveals... Read more England’s most significant composer in ...

Tracing a youthful relationship, Norwich-based music writer Tony Cooper looks at Britten's strong links to Norfolk and the fine city of Norwich.

Benjamin Britten was a child prodigy who went on to compose some of the 20th century’s greatest works. Peter Parker salutes a man whose genius was fuelled by personal passions. Neil Powell (Benjamin ...

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 ...

The man who put British opera on an international stage and changed the UK’s musical map for ever, his pacifism and his sense of being an outsider inspired much of his most memorable writing Starting ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Anthony Tommasini Learning to let go of infuriating experiences is a valuable life skill. Yet in this year of extensive international festivities ...

Earlier this autumn, the Metropolitan Opera honored the centennial anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s birth on November 22 by re-staging its 1996 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Some ...

Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: Healing The Rift, a personal history of modern music. He has been involved in music as a composer, ...