Benjamin Britten on Camera (2013)
BBC documentary exploring the dynamic relationship that developed between British composer Benjamin Britten and the BBC as they worked together to broadcast modern classical music further and wider. Through this collaboration, Britten's music reached television audiences, from elaborately staged studio operas to intimate duets featuring his partner Peter Pears to the massive Proms performance of his War Requiem. The programme features interviews with Britten's collaborators and singers as well as those working behind the scenes including Michael Crawford, David Attenborough, Humphrey Burton and soprano April Cantelo. James Naughtie narrates.
- Released
- 2013-11-16
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Andy King-Dabbs
Cast
- Benjamin Britten as Self (Archive Footage)
- Peter Pears as Self (Archive Footage)
- Joan Cross as Self (Archive Footage)
- Eric Crozier as Self (Archive Footage)
- E.M. Forster as Self (Archive Footage)
- John Culshaw as Self (Archive Footage)
- James Blades as Self (Archive Footage)
- Humphrey Burton as Self
- April Cantelo as Self
- Michael Crawford as Self
- Deborah Bull as Self
- Maggie Cotton as Self
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