Rent Benjamin Britten and His Festival (1967)
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0h 53min
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- Synopsis:
- Ahead of next year's Britten centenary, Tony Palmer's 1967 classic film is made available again. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival, co-founded by Benjamin Britten along with singer Peter Pears and writer Eric Crozier, and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.
Music Featured Includes:
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- The Burning Fiery Furnace
- The Building of the House
- Nocturnal
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
- The Golden Vanity
- A Ceremony of Carols
- The Spring Symphony - Actors:
- Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Imogen Holst, John Culshaw, Sviatoslav Richter, Julian Bream, Margaret Price, Henry Moore, Colin Graham, James Bowman, Owen Brannigan, Robert Tear, Heather Harper, Sir William Walton, Joyce Grenfell, E. M. Forster, Osian Ellis, The Vienna Boys Choir, The English Chamber Orchestra
- Directors:
- Tony Palmer
- Producers:
- Rob Ayling, Humphrey Burton, Henry Jaffe, Nathan Kroll
- Narrated By:
- Patrick Allen
- Writers:
- Tony Palmer
- Studio:
- Tony Palmer Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
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