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Work: Les Illuminations, for soprano or tenor and strings, Op.18

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ComposerBritten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1939
Work typeVocal
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StockholmBritten, Börtz and Poulenc

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Britten, Chausson, Börtz, Poulenc
Simon Crawford-Phillips; Västerås Sinfonietta; Elin Rombo

ParisJohn Eliot Gardiner - Purcell / Britten

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Purcell, Britten
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Sir John Eliot Gardiner; Anna Prohaska
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Karen Kamensek at Lincoln Center's Summer for the City

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Karen Kamensek, Gabriella Reyes and the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center turn in a sporadically satisfying performance at Summer for the City. 
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Czech Phil offers a bright finale at Prague Spring

Czech tenor Petr Nekoranec adds luster to a performance attuned to troubled times.
****1
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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.

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IngolstadtLive: Music Essentials

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Wagner, Britten, Haydn
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Iván Fischer; Anna Prohaska

StockholmSeason Opening

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Leyman, Britten, Stravinsky
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Hanna Husáhr
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Bachtrack top ten: Benjamin Britten

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A tour of Britten, celebrating the finest works by the composer who launched the English operatic renaissance.