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The War Requiem, first performed on 30 May 1962, was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original 14th-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid.
Feb 26, 2015 · In commemoration of the 100th year anniversary of World War One, Southbank Centre staged a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem featuring hundreds of young performers back in...
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Discover Opera. An Act of Reparation: the story behind Britten’s War Requiem. In War Requiem Benjamin Britten incorporated settings of the First World War poet Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), whom he once described as ‘by far our greatest war poet, and one of the most original poets of the century’, within the context of the Latin Mass for the Dead.
Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is one of the most powerful statements in music about war and the futility of war. The work was commissioned and first performed to mark the opening of a new ...
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- Brisbane Chorale
Aug 29, 2014 · Britten: War Requiem. Benjamin Britten: Composer (and conductor) London Symphony Orchestra Melos Ensemble London Symphony Orchestra Chorus Highgate School Choir The Bach Choir Galina...
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In 1962 the world’s attention turned to war-torn Coventry. In the city's newly built cathedral, Britten’s War Requiem was about to receive its symbolic world premiere. Michael White tells the story.
Follow the text of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, compiled from poems by Wilfred Owen and the Latin Mass for the Dead.
