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Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas by Various
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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Part 1 The Little Sweep. William Blake, The Chimney Sweeper in Songs Of Innocence and Songs Of Experience 02.01.2026 2:49
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Part 2 Noye's Fludde. Bible, Book of Genesis, Chapters 6-10 01.01.2026 17:20
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Part 3 The Burning Fiery Furnace. Bible, Book of Daniel, Chapters 1-3 31.12.2025 18:41
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Part 4 The Prodigal Son. Bible, Book of Luke, 15.11-32 30.12.2025 3:24
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Part 5 The Golden Vanity. Traditional English Ballad 29.12.2025 6:10
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Part 6 A Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream as told by Charles Lamb in Tales Of Shakespeare 28.12.2025 26:45
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Part 7 Peter Grimes. George Crabbe, The Borough, Letter 22 Peter Grimes 27.12.2025 25:18
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Part 8 Albert Herring. Guy de Maupassant short story, Madame Husson's Rosier 26.12.2025 39:44
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Part 9 Owen Wingrave. Henry James, Owen Wingrave, Section 1 25.12.2025 13:10
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Part 10 Owen Wingrave. Henry James, Owen Wingrave, Section 2 24.12.2025 23:16
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Part 11 Owen Wingrave. Henry James, Owen Wingrave, Section 3 23.12.2025 28:37
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Part 12 Owen Wingrave. Henry James, Owen Wingrave, Section 4 22.12.2025 20:04
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Part 13 The Rape of Lucretia. Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, Section 1 21.12.2025 36:52
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Part 14 The Rape of Lucretia. Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, Section 2 20.12.2025 36:09
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Part 15 The Rape of Lucretia. Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, Section 3 19.12.2025 42:12
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Part 16 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Beginning and Chapters 1-2 18.12.2025 38:45
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Part 17 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 3-4 17.12.2025 27:36
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Part 18 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 5-6 16.12.2025 25:39
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Part 19 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 7-8 15.12.2025 22:59
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Part 20 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 9-10 14.12.2025 24:24
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Part 21 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 11-12 13.12.2025 17:28
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Part 22 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 13-14 12.12.2025 21:51
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Part 23 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 15-16 11.12.2025 14:06
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Part 24 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 17-18 10.12.2025 18:21
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Part 25 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 19-20 09.12.2025 20:47
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