With the Russian soprano Irina Lungu, the British tenor Allan Clayton and the German baritone Matthias Goerne, a star cast has been found that ties in with the history of the work in a special way: ...

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 ...

Sixty years ago, a school choir became part of history when they were featured on Benjamin Britten's historic recording of his War Requiem. They came from Highgate School in North London, whose ...

The QCA was blessed to have Benjamin Britten's War Requiem performed last weekend. The two performances by a greatly expanded Q-C orchestra was stunning. Words fail me in trying to describe it. Also ...

Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem was composed in 1961 for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral – newly rebuilt following its destruction in the Second World War. Britten took as his inspiration the ...