Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears Recital - Riverside Studios 1964 First transmitted in 1964, this is an informal concert of traditional English songs given to an audience of friends at the Riverside Studios, London, by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. | Legendary Musicians

Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from the opera "Peter Grimes" are gripping portraits of life in an English fishing village. Learn more about the suite and then hear Britten's enthralling seascapes featured in the upcoming CSO program on December 12-14 at Symphony Center. Get tickets at http://cso.org/ps/24527 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Did you know that Britten’s Peter Grimes features six orchestral “Sea Interludes” that underscore the opera’s scene changes? We sat down with Maestro Nicholas Carter after a recent rehearsal with the MET Orchestra Musicians to discuss these special moments and their dynamic roles within the opera. On stage through November 12: bit.ly/3aY33Hc Videography by Neville Braithwaite / Met Opera | The Metropolitan Opera

👑 Queen Elizabeth II commissioned Britten to compose Gloriana for her coronation in 1953 - here biographer John Bridcut explores in more detail how the opera came to be Watch Gloriana on our Facebook page at 7pm BST on 24 April | Royal Ballet And Opera