Published to mark the beginning of the Britten centenary year in 2013, Paul Kildea's Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century is the definitive biograp

A thematically organised overview of the musical, social and cultural contexts for the multi-faceted career of this pivotal British composer.

This centenary biography looks at the music, the life, and the legacy of the greatest British composer of the twentieth century, and his life partner, tenor Pet

"Peter Evans discusses all the published compositions in subdivisions of genre and period, and devotes a separate chapter to each opera. With the help of over 3

Analysis of Britten's operatic works reveals opera as the natural medium through which he explored his private concerns.