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KOGG
Participants | Selena Kay, Cerys Hogg
THABO
Participants | THABO, Aron Kyne, Matthew Waters
Archive Treasures: The North Sea flood of 1953 and Britten’s coronation opera
On the night of Saturday 31st January 1953 severe winds and a high tide resulted in a storm surge and catastrophic flooding along the North Sea in the…
Mary Ryan: I Can't Sing
Content Warning: This post contains references to child neglect and mental health challenges In 2020, Snape Maltings hosted the…Response to Alex Woolf's conviction
We are shocked and appalled by Alex Woolf’s unacceptable behaviour, and our sympathies are with the victims of his crimes and all those who have been…
Robin Haigh: Life as a Britten Pears Young Artist
The Britten Pears Young Artist Programme will be 50 in 2022. This year the programme is changing to focus on year-round development for a group…
Archive Treasures: Travel and travails - musicians on the road in 1950
One of the joys of the Britten Pears archive is the light it sheds on everyday practicalities, the nuts and bolts of Britten and Pears’ life and…
Kafka Fragments: Junk Lectures
Participants | Mayah Kadish, Rebecca Hardwick
BEAM: Everybody Can Stand In Their Own Light
Participants | Nadine Benjamin
Archive Treasures: The Beginnings of Britten’s Young Person’s Guide and Peter, Slava and the Wolf
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is one of Britten’s most popular works. Few people know that it started its life as notes written in the…
Emily Levy: Songs of Belonging
Participants | Emily Levy, Magali Charrier, Mella Faye, Victoria Couper, Nick Rasle, Aby Vulliamy, Preetha Narayanan, Tara Franks
Ulita: Sister
Participants | Nishla Smith, Tom Harris, Luca Shaw, Elin Schofield, Eva Scott, Matthew Durkin