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Composer

Benjamin Britten 1913 - 1976

Bio

Born: 22/11/1913, Lowestoft

Died: 4/12/1976, Aldeburgh

One of the handful of British opera composers to reach international acclaim, and one of the extremely few composers of 20th century operas that stayed in the standard repertory after their premieres. These operas include his masterworks Peter Grimes, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Turn of the Screw.

Genres

Ballet opera, Opérette

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Operas

Paul Bunyan - 1942 - Opérette Peter Grimes - 1945 The Rape of Lucretia - 1946 Albert Herring - 1947 The Beggar's Opera - 1948 - Ballet opera Billy Budd - 1953 Gloriana - 1953 The Turn of the Screw - 1954 A Midsummer Night's Dream - 1960 Curlew River - 1964 The Prodigal Son - 1968 Owen Wingrave - 1971 Death in Venice - 1973

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