Welcome to the Britten-Pears Foundation, established to promote the musical legacy of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. Britten was one of the foremost composers of the 20th century and developed with the tenor Peter Pears a creative partnership which both inspired Britten's music and led to the founding of the English Opera Group and the Aldeburgh Festival. The Britten-Pears Foundation website is the hub of information about Britten and Pears, and the work of the Foundation and the Britten Estate. It is also the portal to the comprehensive research resources of the Britten-Pears Library.
The National Theatre is holding a Britten study event
linked to Alan Bennett's new play that imagines that the composer met Auden met one last time towards the end of their lives.
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Applications are now invited for a number of major awards to support exceptional new productions of Britten stage works during the seasons around the composer's 2013 centenary.
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The second round of the BPF's Local Community Grants scheme, for projects within 20 miles of Aldeburgh, is now open.
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The third issue of News from The Red House is now available here online.
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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker / Duisburger Philharmoniker / Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg
Sir John Tomlinson
Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel
Jugendsinfonieorchester Zürich
Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel
Stuttgarter Ballett
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