Britten's Century: Celebrating 100 Years of Britten
Author(s): Mark Bostridge (Editor), Nicholas Kenyon (Author)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
Publication Date: 20 Jun. 2013
Language: English
Print length: 208 pages
ISBN-10: 1441177906
ISBN-13: 9781441177902
Book Description
Britten’s Century considers various aspects of Britten’s life and work. The book is written by biographers, performers and music critics. Here is a wealth of subject matter – Britten’s operatic output, his orchestral works, his contribution to the revival of English song. Biographically, this book moves on beyond the relationship with Peter Pears and the salacious speculation about his infatuation with various boys, to a consideration of Britten’s experience as a homosexual man living in a largely homophobic society. Another area here which is often overlooked is the view of Britten from outside the British Isles – the USA and Italy, where his operas have long been extremely popular.
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Book Description
2013 marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. Here is an outstanding collection of essays to mark the event.
About the Author
Mark Bostridge’s books include Vera Brittain: A Life, shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Prize, the NCR Award for Non-Fiction and the Fawcett Prize, the bestselling Letters from a Lost Generation, Florence Nightingale. The Woman and Her Legend, awarded the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, and The Fateful Year, England 1914, shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. His biography of Adèle Hugo In Pursuit of Love, was published by Bloomsbury Continuum in 2024. He has written widely for national newspapers and journals, and appeared on television and radio.
Nicholas Kenyon was Director of the Proms from 1996-2007. He was formerly head of Radio 3 and music critic for the
Observer and the New Yorker. He is currently Managing Director of The Barbican in London.
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