Composer Benjamin Britten

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Composer

Benjamin Britten

Living place: England

Birthday: 22-11-1913

Global rank: #35522

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Who is Composer Benjamin Britten?
Composer opera, ballet, choir, and orchestral works. He was an influential artist in 20th-century British classical music.
His opera "Peter Grimes" debuted in June 1945 to huge commercial and critical success, equal, if not too, "La Boheme" and "Madama Butterfly" finance and into popularity.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was mentored by composer Frank Bridge after the two met at an orchestra performance of Bridge's poem "Sea". Bridge discovered his impressive talent and taught him to place high priority on the technical side of composition.

Family life info

He was the youngest of four children born to Robert Victor Britten, a dentist, and Hockey Edith Rhoda, an amateur musician.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Composer Benjamin Britten?
He was forever changed after he and Yehudi Menuhin went to Germany to perform for concentration camp survivors, but he did not speak of his show or experience until the end of his life.

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When was Composer Benjamin Britten born?
Benjamin Britten was born in 22-11-1913, death year is , at the age of 111.
Where is Composer Benjamin Britten's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Benjamin Britten was born in England. is a Composer, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Benjamin Britten's global rank is 35522 and whose rank is 168 in list of famous Composer.
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Events in 1913 and 22-11

Events in the world in the birth year of Benjamin Britten

  • Suffragettes demonstrate in London and Washington, D.C. Background: Woman Suffrage See also: Infoplease.com Celebrates Women's History Month
  • London peace treaty partitions most of European Turkey among the victors of first Balkan War.
  • In second Balkan war, Bulgaria attacks Serbia and Greece and is defeated after Romania intervenes and Turks recapture Adrianople (June).

Birthday Benjamin Britten (22-11) in history

  • Day 22-11 year 1497: The famous Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama became the first navigator to sail around the "Cape of Good Hope" to search for a sea route to India.
  • Day 22-11 year 1718: The notorious pirate Edward Teach, also known as the Blackbeard Pirate, was killed off the coast of Ocracoke, North Carolina, USA.
  • Day 22-11 year 1842: Volcano St. Helens in Washington state erupts. Ash flies up to 48 km.
  • Day 22-11 year 1906: "S-O-S" was adopted as a distress signal at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin.
  • Day 22-11 year 1943: President Franklin Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating Japan.
  • Day 22-11 year 1963: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.
  • Day 22-11 year 1990: Margaret Thatcher announced her resignation as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
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