Benjamin Britten in London - 5 December, 1931

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 91:

After tea begin copying out a Soprano part of my Carol Variations, which I finish after dinner. Listen to Wireless also after dinner - some very good Vaudeville & a bit of Tantivy Towers.*
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 91. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434286121531 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Tantivy Towers, Op. 73
written by Thomas Frederick Dunhill

Experience Information

Date/Time 5 December, 1931
Medium broadcast
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Notes

Tantivy Towers, Op. 73 (1931), popular light opera by Thomas Frederick Dunhill (1877-1946) to a libretto by A.P. Herbert (1890-1971).


Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 14 Jun 2015 13:48:41 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:21:38 +0100