Benjamin Britten Movies

Benjamin Britten's 1973 opera, performed in 2008 at the Liceu Opera in Barcelona, Spain.

The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.

With the Russian soprano Irina Lungu, the British tenor Allan Clayton and the German baritone Matthias Goerne, a star cast has been found that ties...

Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.

The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny...

Short campaigning documentary putting the case for "peace by reason" rather than through re-arming.

A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

Peter Grimes lives from fishing. Raw and recluse, he finds himself at odds with the local community who accuse him of brutality towards his young...

Benjamin Britten, Nocturne for Tenor, Chamber Opera Orchestra

Recording by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of Benjamin Britten's one-act opera, conducted by Nicholas Goldschmidt.

In a remote country house, the newly-appointed governess arrives to take charge of the orphaned Flora and Miles. She must fight to protect them from...

First transmitted in 1964, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is performed at the Royal Albert Hall. The Melos Ensemble is conducted by Benjamin Britten,...