Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst - George C. Beresford/Hulton Archive/Getty Images/Alex Bender/Denis de Marney Back in 2013, ...

Remarkable poetry resides in the fact that Benjamin Britten was born on Nov. 22, since in the Christian liturgical calendar that date marks the Feast of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music. Even ...

In the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler advanced his war on democracy as his troops marched relentlessly across Europe to seize power. Protesting against the violence unleashed by Hitler’s enablers were ...

A life-sized statue depicting a famous composer as a child has been unveiled in his hometown following a three-year campaign. The bronze sculpture of Benjamin Britten has been installed near the ...

Loyola University's opera program is offering a spring workshop focusing on the life and work of composer/conductor/pianist Benjamin Britten.The program, titled "Great Britten: Celebrating the 100th ...

Britain's artistic idol would be 100 this Friday. We've got your cheat sheet to his music and life. Act Like You Know: Benjamin Britten Act Like You Know: Benjamin Britten Act Like You Know: Benjamin ...

Friday Afternoons, Movements: Cuckoo! Benjamin Britten, Musician, Piano Benjamin Britten, Composer John Hahessy, Singer, Alto Friday Afternoons, Movements: A New Year Carol John Hahessy, Singer, Alto ...

“So little is known about the queer lives” of Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Smyth, Poulenc, and Britten, highlights a synopsis for the show that comes to London in November. By Georg Szalai Global ...