Britten's Century: Celebrating 100 Years of Britten
Author(s): Mark Bostridge
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.
General Information
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Bloomsbury Continuum
- : 01 May 2013
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2013
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Mark Bostridge
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 224
More About The Product
2013 marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. Here is an outstanding collection of essays to mark the event.
Mark Bostridge's books include Vera Brittain: A Life, shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award, the NCR Prize for Non-Fiction, and the Fawcett Prize, the bestselling Letters From a Lost Generation and Florence Nightingale: The Woman and Her Legend.
Contributors: Sir Nicholas Kenyon \ Michael Berkeley \ Peter Parker \ John Bridcut \ Richard Jarman \ Alan Bennett \ Blake Morrison \ Janet Baker \ Ian Bostridge \ Janette Heffernan \ Paul Kildea \ Colin Matthews \ Stephen Hough \ Guy Dammann
