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    Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central...
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    compositions includes all the published works by English composer Benjamin Britten with opus number. Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Operetta in two acts, 114'....
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    Ferrier made her stage debut in the Glyndebourne Festival premiere of Benjamin Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia. A year later she made her first appearance...
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    Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten (sample) is a short canon in A minor, written in 1977 by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, for string orchestra and...
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    Segovia, Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten and Francis Poulenc. The Hall maintained a particularly fruitful relationship with Benjamin Britten, both as composer...
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  • Look up Britten or britten in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. Britten or Benjamin...
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    The Rape of Lucretia (category Operas by Benjamin Britten)
    The Rape of Lucretia (Op. 37) is an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten, written for Kathleen Ferrier, who performed the title role. Ronald Duncan based...
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    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64, is an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and set to a libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears from William...
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    David Hemmings (category Benjamin Britten)
    composer Benjamin Britten, who formed a close friendship with him at this time. Most notably Hemmings created the role of Miles in Britten's chamber opera...
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    Scallop (2003) celebrates the composer Benjamin Britten and stands on the beach outside Aldeburgh, Suffolk, near Britten's homes and not far from Hambling's...
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