Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance listings
Fact file
| Composer | Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1939 |
| Work type | Vocal |
Upcoming eventsSee more...
ManchesterBritish Iconoclasts
Byrd, Wallen, Britten, Finnis, Coult, Tippett
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Zoë Beyers; Guy Cutting
LondonO/Modernt Chamber Orchestra
Britten, Muhly
O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra; Hugo Ticciati; Cyrille Dubois; Ema Nikolovska; Annemarie Federle
GlasgowAfternoon Performance: Britten's Les Illuminations
Eaglesfield, Britten, Strauss R.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Wigglesworth; Erika Baikoff
Latest reviewsSee more...
Karen Kamensek at Lincoln Center's Summer for the City
Karen Kamensek, Gabriella Reyes and the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center turn in a sporadically satisfying performance at Summer for the City.
Czech Phil offers a bright finale at Prague Spring
Czech tenor Petr Nekoranec adds luster to a performance attuned to troubled times.
Sparkling Britten and joyous Beethoven from Spence and Søndergård
Thomas Søndergård steers the RSNO into the finale of their first digital season with Nicky Spence luminous in Britten’s Les Illuminations and the players joyous in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
Upcoming eventsSee more...
StockholmSeason Opening
Leyman, Britten, Stravinsky
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Hanna Husáhr
IngolstadtLive: Music Essentials
Wagner, Britten, Haydn
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Iván Fischer; Anna Prohaska
Latest articles
Bachtrack top ten: Benjamin Britten
A tour of Britten, celebrating the finest works by the composer who launched the English operatic renaissance.