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Work of the Week 4. The Poet’s Echo
Presented by Ziazan
Work of the Week 3. Coal Face
Presented by Lucy Walker
Work of the Week 2. Simple Symphony
Presented by Christopher Hilton
Work of the Week 1. Canticle IV
Presented by Lucy Walker
Britten & Pears
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears were together from 1939 until Britten’s death in 1976. Yet during Britten’s lifetime, neither spoke publicly about…
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten was one of the twentieth century's great composers. He is particularly known for his operas, but also for choral works, and the many…
Who was Peter Pears?
Peter Pears is considered to be one of the great singers of the twentieth century. Born in Farnham, Surrey, he was the youngest of Arthur and…
Archive Treasures: Britten and Australia - a ballet that might have been
Scanning someone’s shelves is a quick way to find out their interests: their books and music provide a map of their mental world, and pulling something…
Archive Treasures: Britten’s Viola
Benjamin Britten—violist. Find out what our archives tell us about the composer’s beautiful 19th-century viola and the story of its…
Archive Treasures: A year in pictures
In our archive is a wonderful photograph album that Britten put together from 1935 to 1936, pasting in photographs and writing captions. It is…
Archive Treasures: “Once-played-badminton-for-Suffolkship” – Stephen Potter at the Red House
Books tell us about their readers: who can resist peering at someone’s bookshelves? Every book collection is a map of the owner’s interests – and for…
Archive Treasures: William Plomer, Curlew River and a gift of Japanese prints
A set of woodblock prints in Britten and Pears’ Library has a fascinating connection with the first Church Parable The opera…