Watch & Listen

Source: Opus Arte

Benjamin Britten's haunting and sinister opera, composed in 1954, is based on the famous novella written by Henry James in 1898. Katie Mitchell's atmospheric and innovative film of the opera returns to the late 19th Century setting of the original story, Fulbeck Hall in Lincolnshire.

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Source: Britten-Pears Foundation

A documentary video feature produced by the Britten-Pears Foundation, featuring archive photos and footage from the time of the work's premiere and exploring the composer's pacifism.

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Source: Boosey & Hawkes

Benjamin Britten’s imaginative response to music by John Dowland, ‘Lachrymae’ was originally composed in 1948 for viola and piano. It was later arranged for viola and string orchestra towards the end of Britten’s life in 1976, and offers a window into his lifelong fascination with early music.

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Source: Boosey & Hawkes

B&H Study Score Video Series: Listen and follow along with the publisher's score of Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34.

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