Benjamin Britten
Sound · Music · Writer · Original Music Composer
Born Nov 22, 1913 · Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
Active 1933–1976 · Awards: Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, Wihuri Sibelius Prize, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Johann Heinrich Merck Honour, Companion of Honour, Order of Merit, Maurice Ravel Prize
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces.
Filmography
Billy Budd — MusicFanny and Alexander (1982) — MusicPeter Grimes (1994) — Music · WriterBritten: The Rape of Lucretia (2013) — MusicalBritten: War Requiem (2024) — OperaNight Mail (1936) — Sound DirectorWar Requiem (1989) — Music · ConductorThe Burning Fiery Furnace (1967)Gloriana (2000) — WriterThe King's Stamp (1935) — MusicCoal Face (1935) — Original Music ComposerLove from a Stranger (1937) — MusicBenjamin Britten: Billy Budd (2017) — MusicInstruments of the Orchestra (1946) — Original Music ComposerMessage from Geneva (1936) — Original Music ComposerA Midsummer Night's Dream (1981) — Original Music Composer · WriterOwen Wingrave (2001) — Original Music ComposerThe Turn of the Screw (1982) — MusicThe Turn of the Screw (2004) — MusicThe Turn of the Screw (2001) — MusicThe Turn of the Screw (2020) — MusicThe Children (1990) — Original Music ComposerAround the Village Green (1937) — MusicJak se dělá opera (1996) — Music