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Britten, Benjamin

Nationality: ENGLISH
Date & Place
of Birth:
Nov. 22, 1913 - Lowestoft, Suffolk
Date & Place
of Death:
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Main Place
of Residence:
He visited the US. around the beginning of WWII; returned to England in 1942.
Vocation
(including
composition):
In addition to music he wrote a few documentary films as well.
Major Work(s): The operas: Peter Grimes (1945), and the Turn of the Screw (1954) after the Henry James novel.
Interesting
Facts:
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