Movies by Benjamin Britten
As part of the cast:
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The Hidden Heart: A Life of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears (2001)
Cast: Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
Directed by: Teresa Griffiths
Filmmaker Teresa Griffiths sheds light on the life and work of 20th-century composer Benjamin Britten in this thoughtful examination of Britten's best-known operas that also focuses on…
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War Requiem (1989)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Nathaniel Parker, Benjamin Britten …
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman's 1989 film serves as a visual accompaniment to composer Benjamin Britten's orchestral composition, which blends the Latin Requiem Mass with the hard-hitting poetry of…
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Albert Herring (Glyndebourne Opera) (1985)
Cast: Benjamin Britten, John Graham-Hall, Patricia Kern …
Accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, composer Benjamin Britten's satirical look at life in an English market town delivers plenty of laughs. When Lady Billows (Patricia…
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Britten: Owen Wingrave (1971)
Cast: Benjamin Britten, Benjamin Luxon, John Shirley-Quirk …
Directed by: Brian Large, Colin Graham
A stellar cast of singers -- including Peter Pears, Janet Baker, Heather Harper, Benjamin Luxon and John Shirley-Quirk -- drives this 1971 broadcast of Benjamin Britten's "Owen…
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Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears: In Rehearsal and Performance (1962)
Cast: Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra …
Joined by the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra and acclaimed tenor Peter Pears, renowned composer and conductor Benjamin Britten takes the stage to perform his celebrated song cycle "Nocturne"…