Benjamin Britten Movies
- 2023
Benjamin Britten: Válečné rekviem
Benjamin Britten: Válečné rekviem02023HD
- 2021
Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes02021HD
Based on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the...
- 2004
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw6.52004HD
The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.
- 1963
Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera
Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera01963HD
A huge success at its first performance in 1728 John Gay's The Beggar's Opera satirized the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell...
- 2017
Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd82017HD
- 1967
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival01967HD
A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.
- 2006
Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream02006HD
This is a live performance of BENJAMIN BRITTEN's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" shot at Teatro del Liceu in April of 2005 featuring singers DAVID...
- 2023
Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera
Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera02023HD
Peter Grimes lives from fishing. Raw and recluse, he finds himself at odds with the local community who accuse him of brutality towards his young...
- 2008
Death in Venice
Death in Venice02008HD
Benjamin Britten's 1973 opera, performed in 2008 at the Liceu Opera in Barcelona, Spain.
- 2023
A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO
A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO02023HD
Two pairs of young lovers, more or less frustrated, flee into the woods to escape conventions and demands and to find their true selves. But the...
- 2023
The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia
The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia02023HD
In a remote country house, the newly-appointed governess arrives to take charge of the orphaned Flora and Miles. She must fight to protect them from...
- 2013
Britten: Gloriana
Britten: Gloriana02013HD
Benjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana was written in 1953 for celebrations around the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to whom the...
- 1964
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem01964HD
First transmitted in 1964, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is performed at the Royal Albert Hall. The Melos Ensemble is conducted by Benjamin Britten,...
- 1982
The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant01982HD
A big evil one hides in the castle and is not friends with anyone. A cartoon about the importance of communication based on a fairy tale by Oscar...