Heart failure brought on by syphilis claimed the life of one of the UK's top composer, it has been claimed. In a new book to mark what would have been Benjamin Britten's centenary year ...

Britten’s one-time assistant Colin Matthews also identified in the composer an unsophisticated reaction to his own sexuality. He never made gay jokes or inferences, nor did he even use the word ...

Earlier this autumn, the Metropolitan Opera honored the centennial anniversary of Benjamin Britten ... particularly devoted fans of Britten, the composer who dominated four decades of ...

In his centenary year, the triumph of Benjamin Britten seems complete ... of cultural and musical meanings in Britten’s work. In a lesser composer, this would lead to a crabbed and complex ...

As the world celebrates the composer’s centenary, Clemency Burton-Hill examines his enduring influence – from opera to Moonrise Kingdom. The trickle began on 1 January 2013 and quickly became ...

Edward Benjamin Britten’s talent revealed itself before ... and orchestral and chamber pieces. The composer’s antiwar beliefs, like his musical talent, had their roots in his early childhood ...

Remarkable poetry resides in the fact that Benjamin Britten was born on Nov. 22, since in the Christian liturgical calendar that date marks the Feast of St. Cecilia, the patron sa ...

TUNSTALL, England (Reuters) - The voices of 650 youngsters singing Benjamin ... absolutely silent," Barley said. Britten is, in effect, a "crossover" composer who was completely in tune with ...