English Opera Group
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The English Opera Group was a British opera company closely associated with composer Benjamin Britten, dedicated to producing and touring innovative English-language operas in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Opera Group canonical | 2 |
| English Opera Group Festival | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British opera company
ⓘ
opera company ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aldeburgh Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Aldeburgh, Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Covent Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sadler's Wells Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedWork |
Noye's Fludde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Turn of the Screw NERFINISHED ⓘ various chamber operas by Benjamin Britten ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1970s ⓘ |
| employed |
Joan Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathleen Ferrier NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Tippett (as conductor and collaborator) NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Brannigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Pears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | performing arts ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Benjamin Britten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Crozier NERFINISHED ⓘ John Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| hasMusicalDirector | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Aldeburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of post-war British opera ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Benjamin Britten
ⓘ
production of English-language operas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Albert Herring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Budd NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloriana NERFINISHED ⓘ Noye's Fludde NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rape of Lucretia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Turn of the Screw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | post-war British musical life ⓘ |
| purpose |
to produce and tour new English-language operas
ⓘ
to provide a platform for chamber opera ⓘ |
| repertoireFocus |
English-language opera
ⓘ
chamber opera ⓘ contemporary opera ⓘ |
| successor | English Music Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touringActivity |
toured in continental Europe
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toured throughout the United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
English Opera Group Festival