Death in Venice
An opera in two acts
Libretto by MYFANWY PIPER after the story by THOMAS MANN Music by Benjamin Britten
(first broadcast performance) Given in association with the English Opera Group, direct from The Mailings, Snape In a mood of frustrated creativity, Aschenbach sees the figure of the Traveller, which fills him with longing for the sun. He leaves Munich for Venice, where his distant relationship with Tadzio begins and ends. and ENGLISH OPERA GROUP CHORUS ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA leader KENNETH SILLITO conducted by Steuart Bedford Producer COLIN GRAHAM
The action takes place in Munich, in Venice and on the Lido, in 1911. Act 1
Taking over from Britten: p 5
9.35* A Cold Passion: Thomas Mann 's Death in Venice
JOYCE CRICK re-examines Thomas Manxn's novel and its relationship to the libretto of Benjamin Britten's opera.
9.55* Aldeburgh Festival: Death in Venice Act 2
(The next broadcast from the Aldeburgh Festival is on Sunday 24 June, when Peter Pears sings lute songs and Lieder by Schumann and Schubert, with harp accompaniment: and a performance of Schubert's Octet by the Vesuvius Ensemble)