Benjamin Britten
22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976
Benjamin Britten was an English composer, conductor and pianist, a central figure of 20th-century British classical music. He is best known for operas such as Peter Grimes, the War Requiem, and The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, and he co-founded the Aldeburgh Festival.
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Life events
Edward Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBritten studied composition and piano at the Royal College of Music in London.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe began his lifelong personal and professional partnership with the tenor Peter Pears.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis opera Peter Grimes premiered in London, establishing him as a leading opera composer.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe wrote The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, one of his most popular works.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBritten co-founded the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk, a major center for his work.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis War Requiem premiered at the consecration of the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBritten was created Baron Britten, the first composer to be granted a life peerage.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBritten died of heart failure in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, at the age of 63.
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