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Article: Britten, Benjamin
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Britten, Benjamin
(
b
Lowestoft, 22 Nov. 1913,
d
Aldeburgh, 4 Dec. 1976). British composer. His only ballet score,
The Prince of the Pagodas
, was choreographed by Cranko in 1957 for the Royal Ballet and again by MacMillan in 1989, also for the Royal. His opera
Death in Venice
contains several ballet sequences, which were choreographed by Ashton at the work's premiere in 1973. His concert music has been used by many choreographers, including
Soirées musicales
( Tudor, 1938; Cranko in
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