The Israeli Opera concludes the year with War Requiem by British composer Benjamin Britten. Originally commissioned to mark the 1962 consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral after its destruction by ...

Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem” is a rare beast. Most only get the chance to conduct the piece once or twice in their lives, but director of choral organizations and conducting Prof. Andrew Megill ...

The BBC has pulled an advert for a pacifist organisation that was due to appear in the programme for the Prom’s performance of Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem”. The choral work, which is a meditation ...