List of compositions by Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten in 1968

This list of compositions includes all the published works by English composer Benjamin Britten with opus number.

By genre

Operas

Title Opus Description Libretto and source Premiere Publ.
Paul BunyanOp. 17Operetta in two acts, 114'W. H. Auden, after the American folktale5 May 1941, Brander Matthews Hall, New YorkFaber
Peter GrimesOp. 33Opera in a prologue and three acts, 147'Montagu Slater, after the poem The Borough by George Crabbe7 June 1945, Sadler's Wells, LondonB&H
RapeThe Rape of LucretiaOp. 37Opera in two acts, 107'Ronald Duncan, after the play Le Viol de Lucrèce by André Obey 12 July 1946, GlyndebourneB&H
Albert HerringOp. 39Comic opera in three acts, 137'Eric Crozier, loosely after the short story Le Rosier de Mme. Husson by Guy de Maupassant20 June 1947, GlyndebourneB&H
BeggarThe Beggar's OperaOp. 43Ballad opera, 108'after the ballad opera by John Gay24 May 1948, Cambridge Arts TheatreB&H
LetLet's Make an Opera (The Little Sweep)Op. 45An Entertainment for Young People, 130'Eric Crozier14 June 1949, Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh FestivalB&H
Billy1Billy BuddOp. 50Opera in four acts, 162'E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier, after the novella by Herman Melville1 December 1951, Royal Opera House, LondonB&H
Billy2Billy Budd (revised)Op. 50Opera in two acts, 158' 9 January 1964, Royal Opera House, London (revised version)B&H
GlorianaOp. 53Opera in three acts, 148'William Plomer, after Elizabeth and Essex by Lytton Strachey8 June 1953, Royal Opera House, LondonB&H
TurnThe Turn of the ScrewOp. 54Opera in a prologue and two acts, 101'Myfanwy Piper, after the novella by Henry James14 September 1954, Teatro La Fenice, VeniceB&H
Noye's FluddeOp. 59Music-theatre for community performance, 50'After the Chester Miracle Play18 June 1958, Orford Church, Aldeburgh FestivalB&H
MidsummerA Midsummer Night's DreamOp. 64Opera in three acts, 144'the composer and Peter Pears, after the play by Shakespeare11 June 1960, Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh FestivalB&H
Owen WingraveOp. 85Opera for television in two acts, 106'Myfanwy Piper, after the short story by Henry James16 May 1971, BBC2 TV broadcast; 10 May 1973, Royal Opera House, London (staged)Faber
Death in VeniceOp. 88Opera in two acts, 145'Myfanwy Piper, after the novella by Thomas Mann16 June 1973, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh FestivalFaber

Church parables

Ballets

Orchestral

Concertante

Vocal/choral orchestral

Vocal

Choral

Chamber/instrumental

Solo piano

Two pianos

Organ

String quartet

Violin and piano

Viola and piano

Violin, viola and piano

Solo viola

Cello and piano

Solo cello

Oboe and piano

Oboe and Strings

Solo oboe

Flute, violin and piano 4-hands

Solo timpani

Three trumpets

Guitar

Harp

Film music

By opus number

Notes

  1. Cambridge Journals
  2. Oliver, p. 215

References

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