Benjamin Britten Movies
- 2013
Britten: Gloriana
Britten: Gloriana02013HD
Benjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana was written in 1953 for celebrations around the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to whom the...
- 1967
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival01967HD
A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.
- 1964
Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears
Benjamin Britten - In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears01964HD
Benjamin Britten, Nocturne for Tenor, Chamber Opera Orchestra
- 1963
Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera
Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera01963HD
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...
- 2018
Gloriana
Gloriana02018HD
Performed at Madrid's historic Teatro Real in 2018, Ivor Bolton conducts Benjamin Britten's opera based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and...
- 1933
Cable Ship
Cable Ship01933HD
A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.
- 1936
People of Britain
People of Britain01936HD
Short campaigning documentary putting the case for "peace by reason" rather than through re-arming.
- 1938
Advance Democracy!
Advance Democracy!01938HD
A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.
- 1969
Idomeneo
Idomeneo01969HD
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...
- 1964
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem01964HD
First transmitted in 1964, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is performed at the Royal Albert Hall. The Melos Ensemble is conducted by Benjamin Britten,...
- 2013
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia102013HD
Sarah Connolly's 'outstanding' (The Guardian) portrayal of the wronged Roman noblewoman, written originally for Kathleen Ferrier, lies at the hear of...
- 2024
Britten: War Requiem
Britten: War Requiem102024HD
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...
- 1936
Calendar of the Year
Calendar of the Year01936HD
- 1935
Sixpenny Telegram
Sixpenny Telegram01935HD
Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.
- 2004
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw6.52004HD
The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.
- 2023
A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO
A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO02023HD
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...
- 2004
Noye's Fludde
Noye's Fludde02004HD
Recording by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of Benjamin Britten's one-act opera, conducted by Nicholas Goldschmidt.