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Love from a Stranger (1937) -- Carol wins the lottery, but unfortunately her sudden wealth leads to a disagreement with her fiancé Ronald...

Overview

Date of Birth:
22 November 1913, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK more
Date of Death:
4 December 1976, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK more
Trivia:
He has a school named after him in his birth town of Lowestoft. more
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
The Tokyo String Quartet in Performance at Yale
 (From Huffington Post. 24 October 2009, 9:35 AM, PDT)
Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-One
 (From Huffington Post. 25 September 2009, 10:54 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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Composer:
  1. La face sombre de l'humanité (2006) (TV) (original music by)
  2. Gloriana (2000) (TV) (from opera "Gloriana")

  3. Billy Budd (1998) (TV) (from opera "Billy Budd")
  4. "Live from Lincoln Center" (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title)
        - New York City Opera: Paul Bunyan (1998) TV episode
  5. Peter Grimes (1995) (TV) (from opera "Peter Grimes")
  6. Death in Venice (1990) (TV) (from opera "Death in Venice")

  7. Billy Budd (1988) (TV) (from opera "Billy Budd")
  8. The Rape of Lucretia (1987) (TV) (from opera "The Rape of Lucretia")
  9. Albert Herring (1985) (TV) (from opera "Albert Herring")
  10. Gloriana (1984) (TV) (from opera "Gloriana")
  11. A Ceremony of Carols (1982) (TV)
  12. The Turn of the Screw (1982) (TV) (from opera "The Turn of the Screw")
  13. Death in Venice (1981) (TV) (from opera "Death in Venice")
  14. Peter Grimes (1981) (TV) (from opera "Peter Grimes")

  15. Clouds of Glory: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1978) (TV) (from "Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra") (from opera "Peter Grimes")

  16. Instruments of the Orchestra (1946)

  17. Men of the Alps (1939)
  18. Four Barriers (1938)
  19. Advance Democracy! (1938)
  20. Mony a Pickle (1938)
  21. Love from a Stranger (1937)
    ... aka A Night of Terror (USA)
  22. Daughter (1937)
  23. The Line to Tschierva Hut (1937)
  24. The Tocher (1937)
  25. The Saving of Bill Blewitt (1937)
  26. Message from Geneva (1936)
  27. Night Mail (1936)
  28. The King's Stamp (1935)
  29. Coal Face (1935)
Soundtrack:
  1. Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You (2002) (TV) (writer: "Corpus Christi Carol")
  2. Hable con ella (2002) (arranger: "O let me weep, for ever weep")
    ... aka Talk to Her (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
  3. Love Liza (2002) (writer: "Corpus Christi Carol")
  4. "Aleph, lectures contades" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Virginia Woolf (2001) TV episode (writer: "Les Illuminations", "Cello Suites, Op.87")

  5. Jeff Buckley: Fall in Light (1999) (TV) (writer: "Corpus Christi Carol")
    ... aka Jeff Buckley: Remembered (USA)
  6. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1994) (V) (writer: "Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra")

  7. Mauvais sang (1986) (music: "Simple Symphony - Variation on a theme by Franck Bridge")
    ... aka Bad Blood (International: English title: informal literal title)
    ... aka The Night Is Young (UK)
  8. The Angelic Conversation (1985) ("Sea Interludes")
  9. Doktor Faustus (1982) (music: "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.64") ("Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op.68")
    ... aka Doctor Faustus

  10. "Civilisation" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
Writer:
  1. A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005) (TV) (libretto)

  2. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981/II) (TV) (libretto)
    ... aka Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream (UK: complete title)

  3. The Turn of the Screw (1959/II) (TV) (opera)
Music Department:
  1. Men of the Alps (1939) (music arranger: Rossini)
Sound Department:
  1. Night Mail (1936) (sound director)
Self:
  1. Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was... (1979) (TV) .... Himself

  2. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
        - Benjamin Britten and His Aldeburgh Festival (1967) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1939) He composed organ music for Max Catto's play, "They Walk Alone," at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Beatrix Lehmann, Jimmy Hanley, Rene Ray, and Carol Goodner in the cast. Berthold Viertel was director. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 1 Article more
Genres:
Music | Drama | Documentary | Short more
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