Benjamin Britten Movies

  • 2013
    Britten: Gloriana

    Britten: Gloriana

    Britten: Gloriana

    02013HD

    Benjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana was written in 1953 for celebrations around the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to whom the...

    Britten: Gloriana
  • 1967
    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    01967HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival
  • 1964
    Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears

    Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears

    Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears

    01964HD

    Benjamin Britten, Nocturne for Tenor, Chamber Opera Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears
  • 1963
    Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera

    Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera

    Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera

    01963HD

    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...

    Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera
  • 2018
    Gloriana

    Gloriana

    Gloriana

    02018HD

    Performed at Madrid's historic Teatro Real in 2018, Ivor Bolton conducts Benjamin Britten's opera based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and...

    Gloriana
  • 1933
    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    01933HD

    A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

    Cable Ship
  • 1936
    People of Britain

    People of Britain

    People of Britain

    01936HD

    Short campaigning documentary putting the case for "peace by reason" rather than through re-arming.

    People of Britain
  • 1938
    Advance Democracy!

    Advance Democracy!

    Advance Democracy!

    01938HD

    A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.

    Advance Democracy!
  • 1969
    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

    01969HD

    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...

    Idomeneo
  • 1964
    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    01964HD

    First transmitted in 1964, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is performed at the Royal Albert Hall. The Melos Ensemble is conducted by Benjamin Britten,...

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
  • 2013
    Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

    Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

    Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

    102013HD

    Sarah Connolly's 'outstanding' (The Guardian) portrayal of the wronged Roman noblewoman, written originally for Kathleen Ferrier, lies at the hear of...

    Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
  • 2024
    Britten: War Requiem

    Britten: War Requiem

    Britten: War Requiem

    102024HD

    With the Russian soprano Irina Lungu, the British tenor Allan Clayton and the German baritone Matthias Goerne, a star cast has been found that ties...

    Britten: War Requiem
  • 1936
    Calendar of the Year

    Calendar of the Year

    Calendar of the Year

    01936HD

    Calendar of the Year
  • 1935
    Sixpenny Telegram

    Sixpenny Telegram

    Sixpenny Telegram

    01935HD

    Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.

    Sixpenny Telegram
  • 2004
    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    6.52004HD

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

    The Turn of the Screw
  • 2023
    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

    02023HD

    Two pairs of young lovers, more or less frustrated, flee into the woods to escape conventions and demands and to find their true selves. But the...

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO
  • 2004
    Noye's Fludde

    Noye's Fludde

    Noye's Fludde

    02004HD

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

    Noye's Fludde