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Conceived for television and first seen on BBC2 in May 1971, Owen Wingrave should lend itself to creative staging and the small screen. Does this new film convince? 

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s opera singers and chamber orchestra are on top form with a moving and thoughtful production of Britten’s Owen Wingrave.

In a world that sees racial hatred and resulting violence across the world, Aldeburgh's stylish production re-establishes the meaning of Owen Wingrave for a new generation, performed by the new generation.

I’m sure before long I’ll see a production of Daisy Pulls It Off that opens with modern day soldiers charging onto the stage waving rifles about – it seems to be the first image directors reach for these days.

Nouvelle production de l'Académie de l'Opéra de Paris à l'amphithéâtre de l'Opéra Bastille, Owen Wingrave s'avère très solide musicalement et nous offre de belles surprises sur le plan vocal, bien que l'œuvre si rarement jouée de Britten soit abordée de manière quelque peu inégale.

Der Titelheld wird wegen seiner pazifistischen Einstellung in einen für ihn tödlichen Familienkrieg gezogen. An der Oper Frankfurt ist die szenisch beklemmende und musikalisch packende Inszenierung als Wiederaufnahme zu sehen.