18K views · 1K reactions | [BIRTHDAY]  To celebrate composer Benjamin Britten's special day, we invited maestra Marin Alsop to tell you everything about his Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra! https://rebrand.ly/Britten_Alsop https://rebrand.ly/Britten-Alsop | medici.tv | Facebook

5.8K views · 210 reactions | [ON THIS DAY]  On this day in 1945, Britten's Peter Grimes premiered at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre! A tragic opera about a fisherman who struggles against prejudice and loneliness in a small English coastal community. Watch "Oh Hang at opens door" sung by the Chorus of Opera North!  https://t.ly/XiD1 | medici.tv | Facebook

9.3K views · 204 reactions | Today in 1945 was created Peter Grimes, the most successful English post-war opera! In June 2013, film maker Margaret Williams immortalized Tim Albery’s exceptional staging of Britten’s opera on the beach in Aldeburgh, the city in which the opera’s story is set. Enjoy "Embroidery in childhood was" interpeted by the Chorus of Opera North. https://bit.ly/4aR1G6q | medici.tv | Facebook

Benjamin Britten was born 112 years ago today! 🥳 Enjoy this clip of Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle. This was particularly beautiful as it was our first performance back at the Barbican Centre after the pandemic. Britten holds a special place in our hearts!🫂 Which is your favourite Britten piece? Tell us why in the comments below! 👇 | London Symphony Orchestra

16K views · 275 reactions | Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears Recital - Riverside Studios 1964 First transmitted in 1964, this is an informal concert of traditional English songs given to an audience of friends at the Riverside Studios, London, by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. | Legendary Musicians | Facebook

9K views · 133 reactions | Today marks 34 years since the death of Sir Peter Pears. Here he is, with his partner Benjamin Britten at the piano, singing Britten's arrangement of the ballad 'Sweet Polly Oliver': https://DeccaClassics.lnk.to/PearsBrittenFolksongsFP | Decca Classics | Facebook