Benjamin Britten and His Festival
- Synopsis
- Television documentary marking twenty years of the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by the Queen of the Maltings concert hall. The film begins with scenes in Paris where Britten’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream was being performed in the International Theatre Festival in preparation for the Aldeburgh Festival. There are shots of the young singers as tourists in Paris accompanied by the opening chorus of the opera intercut with scenes from it. Narrated by Patrick Allen.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 22 Nov 1967 at 20:35 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 55 mins
Credits
- Director
- Tony Palmer
- Producer
- Humphrey Burton; Nathan Kroll
- Cinematographer
- Erich Joos; Godfrey Johnson; John Else; Ken Westbury
- Music
- Benjamin Britten
- Contributor
- Patrick Allen
- Cast
James Bowman Oberon
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Music
- Keywords
- Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976); opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Aldeburgh Festival
Notes
- History
- The programme was transmitted in the Omnibus series 23/2/1969.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
East Anglian Film Archive
- eafa@uea.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.eafa.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01603 592664
- Address
- Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DQ
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Benjamin Britten and His Festival". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72860 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)