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Archive Treasures: Britten, Budd and the Hammer Horror Composer
It might be difficult to think of a connection between Britten and that great tradition of British cinema, the Hammer Horror film series, however a…![]()
Musicians in Society
What is the role of a musician in society, beyond the realm of the concert hall? Members of the Britten Pears Young Artist programme, together with the…![]()
Join the Din | Change!
Participants | Chiara Corradi, Rich Muscat, Ronan Perrett, Tamar Osborn, Sara De Santis, Riccardo Castellani, Emanuela Monni, Charlie Cawood, Jin…![Two rows of people smiling at the camera]()
Community Ambassadors
The Community Programme Ambassadors are a group of freelance musicians, workshop leaders, presenters and composers who support the strategy and…![A person holding a saxophone in one hand and typing with the other]()
Faye MacCalman: Invisible, Real
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Archive Treasures: A new production for a new concert hall
Britten wrote his opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream to celebrate the reopening of Aldeburgh’s Jubilee Hall in June 1960 following building work. Seven…![]()
A Day in the Life of The Red House
On a winter's day, Britten Pears Arts' Executive Director, Sarah Bardwell, pays a visit to Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears' home, and finds it…![]()
Katch a Taxi Bus to Snape Maltings
Katch is your bookable bus service. It’s convenient, cost-effective and fast.![]()
Archive Treasures: Presentation, parking and formal address: the mechanics of a peerage
The archive at the Red House spans all aspects of Benjamin Britten’s and Peter Pears’ lives: from high art and high society to the most mundane nuts…![]()
A Song at The Red House: 'Tell me the Truth About Love', by Benjamin Britten
Soprano Elise Caluwaerts performs one of Britten's cabaret songs, with a witty text by WH Auden. Accompanied by Lucy Walker on Britten's Steinway piano…![]()
Creating a finale
The Community Programme Ambassadors are a group of freelance musicians, workshop leaders, presenters and composers who support the strategy and…![]()
Gordon Crosse Tribute
Gordon Crosse, 1 December 1937 – 21 November 2021 Composer Gordon Crosse’s later appearances at the Aldeburgh Festival were…
