Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas

Author(s): Various

Genre(s): Music

Number of Chapters: 32

Length: 13 hours and 14 minutes

Language: English

Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire: according to Operabase, they are performed worldwide more than those of any other composer born in the 20th century, and only Puccini and Richard Strauss come ahead of him if the list is extended to all operas composed after 1900. Britten went to various sources for his stories from the Bible to Japanese noh plays. This is a collection of twelve of the source stories. All but one are the original texts; the one exception is A Midsummer Night’s Dream which the reader took from Charles Lamb’s telling of the story. Some operas are omitted because no public domain texts could be found for their sources. Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales

Part 1 The Little Sweep. William Blake, The Chimney Sweeper in Songs Of Innocence and Songs Of Experience (David Wales)

Part 2 Noye's Fludde. Bible, Book of Genesis, Chapters 6-10 (David Wales)

Part 3 The Burning Fiery Furnace. Bible, Book of Daniel, Chapters 1-3 (David Wales)

Part 4 The Prodigal Son. Bible, Book of Luke, 15.11-32 (David Wales)

Part 5 The Golden Vanity. Traditional English Ballad (David Wales)

Part 6 A Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream as told by Charles Lamb in Tales Of Shakespeare (David Wales)

Part 7 Peter Grimes. George Crabbe, The Borough, Letter 22 Peter Grimes (David Wales)

Part 8 Albert Herring. Guy de Maupassant short story, Madame Husson's Rosier (David Wales)

Part 9 Owen Wingrave. Henry James, Owen Wingrave, Section 1 (David Wales)

Part 10 Owen Wingrave. Henry James, Owen Wingrave, Section 2 (David Wales)

Part 11 Owen Wingrave. Henry James, Owen Wingrave, Section 3 (David Wales)

Part 12 Owen Wingrave. Henry James, Owen Wingrave, Section 4 (David Wales)

Part 13 The Rape of Lucretia. Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, Section 1 (David Wales)

Part 14 The Rape of Lucretia. Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, Section 2 (David Wales)

Part 15 The Rape of Lucretia. Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, Section 3 (David Wales)

Part 16 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Beginning and Chapters 1-2 (David Wales)

Part 17 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 3-4 (David Wales)

Part 18 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 5-6 (David Wales)

Part 19 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 7-8 (David Wales)

Part 20 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 9-10 (David Wales)

Part 21 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 11-12 (David Wales)

Part 22 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 13-14 (David Wales)

Part 23 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 15-16 (David Wales)

Part 24 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 17-18 (David Wales)

Part 25 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 19-20 (David Wales)

Part 26 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 21-22 (David Wales)

Part 27 The Turn of the Screw. Henry James, The Turn Of The Screw, Chapters 23-24 (David Wales)

Part 28 Death In Venice. Thomas Mann, Death in Venice (Der Tod in Venedig), Chapter 1 (David Wales)

Part 29 Death In Venice. Thomas Mann, Death in Venice (Der Tod in Venedig), Chapter 2 (David Wales)

Part 30 Death In Venice. Thomas Mann, Death in Venice (Der Tod in Venedig), Chapter 3 (David Wales)

Part 31 Death In Venice. Thomas Mann, Death in Venice (Der Tod in Venedig), Chapter 4 (David Wales)

Part 32 Death In Venice. Thomas Mann, Death in Venice (Der Tod in Venedig), Chapter 5 (David Wales)

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