Philip Langridge at Wigmore Hall
Opera Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
As an interpreter of Benjamin Britten, Philip Langridge has long been esteemed as the natural successor to Peter Pears;
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The Diaries Of Benjamin Britten
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
My loyal companion Aaron writes from his exile in Oregon to suggest that opera fans here on JMG would enjoy Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten, which comes out today. A review in the Guardian UK headlined Boys, Bitching, Brilliance notes: Benjamin Britten's early years are often ignored, overshadowed by the spectacular success of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, when he...
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Britten’s firecracker crits
The Diary Junction Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... on a Theme of Frank Bridge brought him international acclaim. The same year, he met the singer, Peter Pears, with whom, subsequently, he lived for the rest of his life.With the onset of war, Britten followed Auden to the US where they composed the operetta Paul Bunyan. In 1942, he returned to the UK, and, together with Pears, toured the country giving recitals. In 1945, Britten...
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The Diaries of Young Benjamin Britten
Good Noise (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... suddenly, perhaps because of Britten's relationship with a 17-year-old; the following year, he and Peter Pears set off for the US, where they fall in love.