Peter Pears Trailers
Britten: Nocturne TrailerThe Hidden Heart: A Life of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears TrailerBritten's Children Trailer
Britten: Nocturne TrailerThe Hidden Heart: A Life of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears TrailerBritten's Children Trailer
Total trailers found: 14
12 November 1967
Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.
01 June 1964
Benjamin Britten, Nocturne for Tenor, Chamber Opera Orchestra
11 December 1966
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
09 January 2006
This is a live performance of BENJAMIN BRITTEN's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" shot at Teatro del Liceu in April of 2005 featuring singers DAVID DANIELS, OFELIA SALA, GORDON GIETZ & WILLIAM DAZELEY.
10 May 2019
When a fairy king quarrels with his queen over a young changeling, he orders his servant, a mischievous sprite, to play a prank on her with hilarious consequences.
24 August 1981
The Glyndebourne Opera's 1981 production of the Benjamin Britten opera, based on Shakespeare's play.
03 December 2013
Tony Palmer directs this documentary exploring the life and work of the celebrated English composer, conductor and pianist.
10 February 2009
A biographical documentary that profiles composer-pianist Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Still widely regarded as one of the most astonishing musical talents in British history, Britten drew many a comparison to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; he enjoyed his most prolific relationship, on both professional/creative and personal/romantic levels, with vocalist Peter Pears, for whom Britten created many of the central roles in his operas.
22 November 1967
A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.
09 January 1979
A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
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.
01 January 2004
Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his greatest music.
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.
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 .