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Britten's Century: Celebrating 100 Years of Britten

By Nicholas Kenyon

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
2013
ISBN
9781441151865
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
501 kB (513074 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-04 11:09:59
Biography & Autobiography; Music; Nonfiction; BIO0

Description

Britten's Century considers various aspects of Britten's life and work. The book is written by biographers, performers and music critics. Here is a wealth of subject matter - Britten's operatic output, his orchestral works, his contribution to the revival of English song. Biographically, this book moves on beyond the relationship with Peter Pears and the salacious speculation about his infatuation with various boys, to a consideration of Britten's experience as a homosexual man living in a largely homophobic society. Another area here which is often overlooked is the view of Britten from outside the British Isles - the USA and Italy, where his operas have long been extremely popular.

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