It might seem odd to begin a collection called "Unknown Britten" with Les ­Illuminations, perhaps the best known of his early works. But this performance, taken from a Northern Sinfonia concert with ...

Flying was never in Tynan’s skill set. But she couldn’t resist the challenges – or the surreal logic – of staging Britten’s Les Illuminations for one singer and nine acrobats “I’ve been asked to do ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. No part of Benjamin Britten’s legacy is more treasurable than his song cycles. Many are settings of poems in ...

The University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra (UMSO) brings Benjamin Britten's Les Illuminations, Op. 18 to life on March 9 at 8pm in the Clarice Smith Center's Dekelboum Concert Hall. In addition to ...

One thing you could never accuse Sydney Dance Company’s artistic director of being reticent about is collaboration. Rafael Bonachela’s latest production features the decadent poetry of Rimbaud, the ...

Building a Library compares available versions of Britten's Les Illuminations and makes a recommendation. Throughout his career, Britten's instinct was unerring when it came to choosing texts suitable ...

Struan Leslie’s production of Illuminations is a breath-taking carnival of circus, aerial artists and music. Completed by Britten in 1939 in New York, Les Illuminations is Britten’s adaption of ...

“The most purely musical person I have ever met,” is how Benjamin Britten was described by his friend Michael Tippett. Does that mean his works are “pure music”, sealed off from the world? The ...

The University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra (UMSO) brings Benjamin Britten's Les Illuminations, Op. 18 to life tonight, March 9 at 8pm in the Clarice Smith Center's Dekelboum Concert Hall. In ...