English composer, conductor, violist and pianist Benjamin Britten was born on November 22, 1913 in Lowestoft, Suffolk. We are a day late but his birthday is certainly worth a mention, as our new production of his 1954 opera The Turn of the Scew is fast approaching.In the coming weeks, I'll be exploring Britten's life and works on this blog. He was a child prodigy who would go on to change the course of opera in the 20th century. Thankfully, there are rich resources available online--courtesy of the Britten-Pears Foundation, one of our underwriters for Turn--and I intend to take full advantage of them!
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Haha I love this one.
p.s. I must say that Benji's suite is quite "Mad Men"esque.
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