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Benjamin Britten Benjamin Britten
1913 - 1976 UK 2*
Bio
Born: 22/11/1913, Lowestoft UK
Died: 4/12/1976, Aldeburgh UK
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.
Operas
Paul Bunyan - 1942
Peter Grimes - 1945 1*
The Rape of Lucretia - 1946
Albert Herring - 1947
The Beggar's Opera - 1948
Billy Budd - 1953 1*
Gloriana - 1953
The Turn of the Screw - 1954 1*
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 1960
Curlew River - 1964
The Prodigal Son - 1968
Owen Wingrave - 1971
Death in Venice - 1973
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