Benjamin Britten Movie Trailers

The Selfish Giant Trailer (1982)

22 April 1982

A big evil one hides in the castle and is not friends with anyone. A cartoon about the importance of communication based on a fairy tale by Oscar Wilde.

The Turn of the Screw Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… Trailer (1979)

09 January 1979

A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

Peter Grimes Trailer (1969)

02 November 1969

This 1969 BBC production is about as close as we can get to a definitive version of Benjamin Britten's PETER GRIMES, one of the greatest 20th Century operas.

Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd Trailer (2017)

31 January 2017

The premiere of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd in Madrid is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Teatro Real's bicentennial celebrations.

Britten's Children Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his greatest music.

Liubov Nosova conducts the Paris Mozart Orchestra @ La Maestra 2024 Trailer (2024)

14 March 2024

Liubov Nosova won second prize at the 2024 edition of La Maestra. Here's a look back at her journey through this prestigious competition for female conductors.

Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera Trailer (1963)

28 February 1963

A huge success at its first performance in 1728 John Gay's The Beggar's Opera satirized the conventions of Italian opera, using popular tunes to tell the story of rogues and criminals.

Bar Avni conducts the Paris Mozart Orchestra @ La Maestra 2024 Trailer (2024)

14 March 2024

Bar Avni is the third major winner of the La Maestra conducting competition. Relive the highlights that convinced the jury in the 2024 edition.

Britten: The Rape of Lucretia Trailer (2013)

04 November 2013

Sarah Connolly's 'outstanding' (The Guardian) portrayal of the wronged Roman noblewoman, written originally for Kathleen Ferrier, lies at the hear of David McVicar's powerfully stark production for English National Opera as 'an everyday sort of woman who could be living at any time or place'.

Owen Wingrave Trailer (1971)

16 May 1971

A family conflict ensues after Owen, the youngest of the proud military family Wingrave, expected to continue the family tradition and become a soldier, rejects violence and war and proclaims himself a pacifist.

Noye's Fludde Trailer (2004)

28 February 2004

Recording by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of Benjamin Britten's one-act opera, conducted by Nicholas Goldschmidt.

Idomeneo Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

This TV production is from 1970 and the color picture is accordingly rich and beautiful. The sound however is below average for the era, but still .

The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia Trailer (2023)

21 May 2023

In a remote country house, the newly-appointed governess arrives to take charge of the orphaned Flora and Miles.

OSN: musiche ispirate all'acqua per Juraj Valčuha con l'Orchestra Rai Trailer (2022)

01 January 2022

From the Rai Arturo Toscanini Auditorium, conductor Juraj Valčuha presents the Rai premiere in Turin of Jean Sibelius’s Symphonic Poem Op.

Iveta Apkalna The 140th Anniversary of the Riga Cathedral Organ Trailer (2024)

01 January 2024

To mark the 140th anniversary of the organ at Riga Cathedral, Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna and the Latvian Choir are presenting a concert combining classical works (Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt) and contemporary pieces (Sven-David Sandström), showcasing the rich sound of this exceptional instrument.