Film · Documentary, Music
Benjamin Britten on Camera (2013)
59 minDocumentary, Music2013
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.
- Director
- Andy King-Dabbs
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Release date
- November 16, 2013
Cast
Benjamin BrittenSelf (Archive Footage)
Peter PearsSelf (Archive Footage)- Joan CrossSelf (Archive Footage)
- Eric CrozierSelf (Archive Footage)
- E.M. ForsterSelf (Archive Footage)
- John CulshawSelf (Archive Footage)
- James BladesSelf (Archive Footage)
- Humphrey BurtonSelf
- April CanteloSelf
Michael CrawfordSelf- Deborah BullSelf
- Maggie CottonSelf
Peter Maxwell DaviesSelf- Oliver KnussenSelf
James NaughtieNarrator
