Benjamin Britten Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Benjamin Britten, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1913–19765 events3 places

Chronological biography

1913

Birth of Benjamin Britten22 November 1913

Arts / Classical Music · Lowestoft

Birth of Benjamin Britten

1945

Peter Grimes1945

Arts / Classical Music

1st performance of, "Peter Grimes"

1946

The Rape of Lucretia1946

Arts / Classical Music · Glyndebourne

1st performance of, "The Rape of Lucretia"

1968

The Prodigal Son1968

Arts / Classical Music · Orford

1st performance of, "The Prodigal Son"

1976

Death of Benjamin Britten4 February 1976

Arts / Classical Music

Death of Benjamin Britten

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.