Mentor New York

Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas by Various

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Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire: according to Operabase, they are performed worldwide more than those of any other composer born in the 20th century, and only Puccini and Richard Strauss come ahead of him if the list is extended to all operas composed after 1900. Britten went to various sources for his stories from the Bible to Japanese noh plays. This is a collection of twelve of the source stories. All but one are the original texts; the one exception is A Midsummer Night’s Dream which the reader took from Charles Lamb’s telling of the story. Some oper...

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Jul 16, 2023

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Episodes

Part 7 Peter Grimes. George Crabbe, The Borough, Letter 22 Peter Grimes 16.07.2023
Part 6 A Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream as told by Charles Lamb in Tales Of Shakespeare 16.07.2023
Part 5 The Golden Vanity. Traditional English Ballad 16.07.2023
Part 4 The Prodigal Son. Bible, Book of Luke, 15.11-32 16.07.2023
Part 3 The Burning Fiery Furnace. Bible, Book of Daniel, Chapters 1-3 16.07.2023
Part 2 Noye's Fludde. Bible, Book of Genesis, Chapters 6-10 16.07.2023
Part 1 The Little Sweep. William Blake, The Chimney Sweeper in Songs Of Innocence and Songs Of Experience 16.07.2023

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