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Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

1913–1976

Modernconductorcomposerpianistpoliticianchoreographer

Quick Facts

Born
1913
Died
1976

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Biography

Wikipedia
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).

Works & Events

1913

Birth of Benjamin Britten

birth

Derived from Wikidata date of birth (P569).

1933

Premiere of Sinfonietta (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1934

Premiere of A Boy was Born (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1934

Premiere of Simple Symphony (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1936

Premiere of Our Hunting Fathers (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1938

Premiere of Mont Juic (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1938

Premiere of Piano Concerto (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1939

Premiere of Young Apollo (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1940

Premiere of Violin Concerto (Benjamin Britten)

premiereCarnegie Hall

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1940

Premiere of Les Illuminations (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1941

Premiere of Sinfonia da Requiem (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1941

Premiere of Matinées Musicales (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1941

Premiere of String Quartet No. 1 (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1941

Premiere of Paul Bunyan (Benjamin Britten)

premiereColumbia University

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1942

Premiere of Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1942

Premiere of Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1943

Premiere of Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1945

Premiere of The Holy Sonnets of John Donne (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1945

Premiere of Festival Te Deum (Benjamin Britten)

premiereSt Mark's Church, Swindon

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1945

Premiere of Peter Grimes (Benjamin Britten)

premiereSadler's Wells Theatre

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1946

Premiere of The Rape of Lucretia (Benjamin Britten)

premiereGlyndebourne Festival Opera

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1946

Premiere of The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1947

Premiere of Canticle I: My beloved is mine and I am his (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1947

Premiere of Albert Herring (Benjamin Britten)

premiereGlyndebourne Festival Opera

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1948

Premiere of A Charm of Lullabies (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1949

Premiere of The Little Sweep (Benjamin Britten)

premiereAldeburgh Festival

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1949

Premiere of Spring Symphony (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1950

Premiere of Five Flower Songs (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1951

Premiere of Billy Budd (Benjamin Britten)

premiereRoyal Opera House

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1953

Premiere of Winter Words (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1953

Premiere of Gloriana (Benjamin Britten)

premiereRoyal Opera House

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1954

Premiere of The Turn of the Screw (Benjamin Britten)

premiereTeatro La Fenice

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1958

Premiere of Noye's Fludde (Benjamin Britten)

premiereSt Bartholomews Church

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1958

Premiere of Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1958

Premiere of Nocturne (Benjamin Britten)

premiereLeeds Town Hall

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1960

Premiere of A Midsummer Night's Dream (Benjamin Britten)

premiereAldeburgh Festival

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1960

Premiere of Cantata academica (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1962

Premiere of War Requiem (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1963

Release of War Requiem (Benjamin Britten)

recording release

Derived from publication date (P577) on recording/album entities.

1964

Premiere of Nocturnal after John Dowland (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1964

Premiere of Cello Symphony (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1964

Premiere of Curlew River (Benjamin Britten)

premiereSt Bartholomews Church

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1965

Premiere of Songs and Proverbs of William Blake (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1966

Premiere of The Burning Fiery Furnace (Benjamin Britten)

premiereSt Bartholomews Church

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1967

Premiere of The Golden Vanity (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1968

Premiere of The Prodigal Son (Benjamin Britten)

premiereSt Bartholomews Church

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1971

Premiere of Owen Wingrave (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1973

Premiere of Death in Venice (Benjamin Britten)

premiereAldeburgh Festival

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1976

Death of Benjamin Britten

death

Derived from Wikidata date of death (P570).

1976

Premiere of String Quartet No. 3 (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1976

Premiere of Phaedra (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

1983

Premiere of An American Overture (Benjamin Britten)

premiere

Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).

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