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Leonard Bernstein

Musical comedy in two acts

Plays: 5843

Leonard Bernstein

Comic operetta in two acts

Plays: 2151

Source: Boosey & Hawkes

This interview with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, filmed at his home in Wiltshire, England, traces his creative path from student days in Manchester in the 1950s to his later works.

Views: 65569

Source: Royal Opera House

Birtwistle's new opera The Minotaur is introduced by librettist David Harsent. Staged at Covent Garden in 2008 starring Sir John Tomlinson, the opera has been released on DVD by Opus Arte.

Views: 28988

Source: Opus Arte

Harrison Birtwistle's opera, The Minotaur , is now on sale as a DVD from Opus Arte, filmed at its world premiere at The Royal Opera in London with John Tomlinson in the title role.

Views: 26151

Harrison Birtwistle

Three Latin Motets for 18-part mixed choir a cappella

Plays: 13684

Source: Britten-Pears Foundation

This video documentary produced by the Britten-Pears Foundation introduces the background to Britten's opera Billy Budd with archive recordings by the composer, and film footage of Peter Pears.

Views: 26236

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.

Views: 13605

Benjamin Britten

opera in three acts

Plays: 17550

Benjamin Britten

Comic opera in three acts

Plays: 14732