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Alice Birch has Written an Opera
Britain's most talked about new writer, Alice Birch, has written the libretto for a brand new opera. We reveal an exclusive extract of the text, and…
Something in the Water: Aldeburgh Festival moments that made it famous
Towering silent sentinels afloat on the Alde. Projections on a nuclear power station. Night walks and alfresco piano recitals at dawn. Aldeburgh…
Rapasa: Nyatiti Master
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno is from Kenya and based in Newcastle upon Tyne. His main…
Mark Bowden, on Aldeburgh Young Musicians
Following a couple of years of delivering workshops and masterclasses via Zoom, it was wonderful to travel to Aldeburgh once more to deliver an…
Archive Treasures: The Birth of a Music School
In 2022 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme (previously the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical…
SECRETS: The Last Five Days of Sandra
Leon Clowes is a conceptual artist who compassionately and unflinchingly explores lived trauma. His award winning artworks have been selected for…
The Aldeburgh Festival Spirit
What makes a festival so magical? How can we enrich our musical life with a touch of this special formula? Britten Pears Arts' CEO, Roger Wright,…
Insights into Britten & Women
Dr Lucy Walker, curator of the current Red House exhibition, Britten & Women, gives an insight into some of the characters she chose to include in…
Archive Treasures: Sentinels by the Reedbeds
Today’s Archive Treasure lives not at the Red House but some miles away at Snape; rather than being tucked into an archive box, it is…
Katy Thomson: My Year as a Britten Pears Young Artist
The Britten Pears Young Artist Programme celebrates 50 years in 2022. This year the format was turned on its head. Here a young artist reflects on the…
Archive Treasures: Reynolds Stone, Britten, Pears and their Bookplate
During recent times when catching up on reading has been a viable option for many of us, find out how Britten and Pears’ unique and beautiful…
My Week: Callum Given, Head of Community
Callum Given led the team which runs Britten Pears Arts' work with local people until early 2023. The team aims to improve the health and wellbeing of…