Articles related to "Benjamin Britten"

Billy Budd, a tragic English opera by Benjamin Britten. Billy Budd opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.

Peter Grimes, an English tragic drama by Benjamin Britten: opera plot summary, character list, and other Britten opera information.

Brief biography of 20th century English composer, Benjamin Britten. More famous for vocals and opera rather than music for Concert Halls. He wrote opera Billy Budd.

Biography of Arvo Pärt, composer famous for Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten and Bell, and known for the "tintinnabuli" style.

The Boston-based Jupiter String Quartet is an ensemble of family members with a name that reaches for the stars.

Aldeburgh is an attractive town on the east coast of England, which hosts the Aldeburgh Festival, a major classical music festival, each summer.

From the mathematical Boulez to the playful Satie to the nationalist Sibelius to the jazz-influenced Gershwin to the minimalist Reich, the 20th-century offers diversity.

Russian cellist Rostropovich was laid to rest in the same cemetery which houses Shostakovich and Prokofiev. He left behind several passionate recordings.

For long seen only as a capital of sleaze, Bangkok is now a capital of the finest that art can offer, whether it be in music concerts, ballet, opera, or art exhibitions.

With the summer slew of film dramatizations of 9/11, it's nice to know that the classical music field has had something to say about current events, too.

Ever wonder how old your favorite composer was turning this year? Find out with this fast list of major Classical composers.

Seven New Productions highlight the 2007/08 season at the Metropolitan Opera. Opera Company continues to bring opera to the masses. Met increases opera transmissions.

Audiences filled the Tanglewood lawn to enjoy "A German Requiem," performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Music Chorus.

It's never too early to begin introducing children to Western Art music and several composers have created pieces with a younger audience's tastes expressly in mind.

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, plus the film Luchino Visconti made from the short novel and Benjamin Britten's opera, set the stage for visiting the Italian city.

Westminster Cathedral is tucked away on Victoria Street, a short walk from the more famous Westminster 'stars' such such as the Abbey, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.

As well as the popular horror films of the 1930s, science fiction films had also caught the public's imagination by the middle of the decade.

Boosey & Hawkes is one of the premiere music publishing companies in the world today. It publishes the classical, jazz, and serious music catalogues of revered composers

Eat Well and Save Money on Vacation in the Beautiful University City of Cambridge.

The majesty of London's churches and cathedrals provide a beautiful backdrop for Christmas concerts taking place this December and make for a fun family outing.

A Purcell Centennial and Bridges' Ode to Music Became the Muse for Another Great Work in the Finest Tradition of English Choral Music.

Brief biography of writer Herman Melville whose one classic novel Moby Dick stands by him, best known for the line "Call Me Ishmael."

Albert Herring, a comic English opera by Benjamin Britten. Albert Herring opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.

The Rape of Lucretia, an English tragedy opera by Benjamin Britten: opera plot summary, character list, and other Britten opera information.

Life and works of Carson McCullers, one of American South greatest novelists, wrote brilliant novels in her early 20s, including The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

English composers have long been fascinated by the plays of William Shakespeare and have provided a rich assortment of musical settings of his songs, poetry and prose.