Published to mark the beginning of the Britten centenary year in 2013, Paul Kildea's Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century is the definitive biograp

2013 marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. Here is an outstanding collection of essays to mark the event. Britten's Century considers various as

Blending insights from linguistic and social theories of speech, ritual and narrative with music-analytic and historical criticism, Britten's Musical Language o

November 2013 marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. Here is an outstanding collection of essays to mark the event.

A portrait of the life and work of Benjamin Britten.