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About Albert Herring, Op.39

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Composed by: Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
Year composed: 1947

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6-Oct-2012
Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre
English Touring Opera perform Britten's Albert Herring in London
Image credit: Mark Wilde © Richard Hubert Smith“Community, exclusion, rejection and desire”, writes director Christopher Rolls about English Touring Opera’s production of Albert Herring. “Doesn’t sound like a recipe for an uproarious comedy does it?
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8-Mar-2012
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Britten's Albert Herring: A sardonic delight at LA Opera
Image credit: Alek Shrader as Albert Herring; Janis Kelly as Lady Billows; Jonathan Michie as Mr. Gedge, the Vicar; Robert McPherson as Mr. Upfold, the Mayor; Ronnita Nicole Miller as Florence Pike; © Robert Millard for LA OperaAfter the success of Benjamin Britten’s opera The Rape of Lucretia, Britten and director/librettist Eric Crozier discussed future operatic projects. The composer wanted his next opera to be a comedy and insisted that it be set in England. When Crozier suggested adapting Guy de Maupassant’s La Rosier de Madame Husson, Britten knew he was on to something good. Indeed, it was an ideal choice.
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