Britten Sinfonia: Britten in America with Elizabeth Watts
Kings Place, Hall One, N1 9AG , [Venue Details]Fifty years after Britten’s death, Britten Sinfonia present a programme focusing on the years he spent in North America during the Second World War.
Sensuous, brightly hued music written in Canada and the USA is paired with works by his ‘very dear friend’ and mentor, Aaron Copland, from the same decade.
Britten Sinfonia are joined by soprano Elizabeth Watts in Les Illuminations, and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Oleg Shebata-Dragan – multiple prize-winner at the prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition – in Copland’s Clarinet Concerto.
Between April 1939 and April 1942, Benjamin Britten and his partner Peter Pears enjoyed personally and professionally formative years in North America. Much of the dazzling song cycle Les Illuminations – settings of proto-surrealist poetry by Arthur Rimbaud – was composed early in their stay, and the vigorous Young Apollo for piano and strings was a commission by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, premiered in August 1939.
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Britten Sinfonia: Britten in America with Elizabeth Watts
Saturday, 16 May 2026 @7.30pm
Kings Place, Hall One, N1 9AGMore Information
Fifty years after Britten’s death, Britten Sinfonia present a programme focusing on the years he spent in North America during the Second World War.
Sensuous, brightly hued music written in Canada and the USA is paired with works by his ‘very dear friend’ and mentor, Aaron Copland, from the same decade.
Britten Sinfonia are joined by soprano Elizabeth Watts in Les Illuminations, and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Oleg Shebata-Dragan – multiple prize-winner at the prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition – in Copland’s Clarinet Concerto.
Between April 1939 and April 1942, Benjamin Britten and his partner Peter Pears enjoyed personally and professionally formative years in North America. Much of the dazzling song cycle Les Illuminations – settings of proto-surrealist poetry by Arthur Rimbaud – was composed early in their stay, and the vigorous Young Apollo for piano and strings was a commission by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, premiered in August 1939.
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Min: £10.00
Max: £45.00
Performer name: Britten Sinfonia: Britten in America with Elizabeth Watts
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