Here is little blurb of Dudley Moore making fun of Britten and Pears. Britten is famous for re-setting and completely re-writing folk songs of the British Isles. This is Moore's clever version of the result. Have fun at the show this weekend!
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Clip of the Day: Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten
In preparation for the upcoming Met HD Broadcast of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes (I'm pretty excited), I'll be posting some YouTube clips of interest.
Today's video features a vintage clip of of Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten collaborating on a bit of Schubert ("Mein" from the beloved song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin). Britten and Pears were long-time collaborators and partners in life. Pears, in fact, was the first Peter Grimes (and the first of many of Britten's opera's protagonists).
I'm pretty sure those are cheat-sheets in Sir Peter's hand...pretty funny! Anyway, get your tickets for Peter Grimes. It is this coming Saturday, March 15, at 1:30 PM EST.
Today's video features a vintage clip of of Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten collaborating on a bit of Schubert ("Mein" from the beloved song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin). Britten and Pears were long-time collaborators and partners in life. Pears, in fact, was the first Peter Grimes (and the first of many of Britten's opera's protagonists).
I'm pretty sure those are cheat-sheets in Sir Peter's hand...pretty funny! Anyway, get your tickets for Peter Grimes. It is this coming Saturday, March 15, at 1:30 PM EST.
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