Benjamin Britten, his life and operas / by Eric Walter White.
| Author/creator | White, Eric Walter |
| Other author | Evans, John, 1953- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | New revised edition. |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, 1983. |
| Description | 322 pages : illustrations, portraits, music, facsimiles ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one. Life. Early works and training -- Collaboration with W.H. Auden -- American visit -- In wartime England -- First operatic successes -- Festival interlude -- Aldeburgh: living in Crabbe street -- Aldeburgh: at the red house -- Personal postscript -- Part two. The operas. Paul Bunyan -- Peter Grimes -- The Rape of Lucretia -- Albert Herring -- The Beggar's Opera -- The Little Sweep -- Billy Budd -- Gloriana -- The Turn of the Screw -- Noye's Fludde -- A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Curlew River -- The Burning Fiery Furnace -- The Prodigal Son -- Owen Wingrave -- Death in Venice -- Appendix A. Chronological list of published compositions -- Appendix B. First performances of the operas -- Appendix D. Extract from the Britten estate executors' press statement (1977). |
| Abstract | This new edition has been thoroughly revised and edited by John Evans (research scholar to the Britten Estate) who has updated the chronological list of published works and included in the bibliography the many books that have been written about the composer since his death in 1976. Although, as the title suggests, this book concentrates on Britten's operatic output, Mr White's account offers insights into the whole range of this prodigious composer's music. The text is lavishly illustrated with plates that reveal both the diversity of his operatic development and comprise a distinctive pictorial bibliography. |
| General note | "Chronological list of published compositions": pages 283-293. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306) and index. |
| LCCN | 82010882 |
| ISBN | 0520048938 |
| ISBN | 0520048946 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B853 W4 1983 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |