12:50Witness HistoryBenjamin Britten's War RequiemBBC World Service Duration: 9 minutes Wed 9th Jun 2021, 12:50 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a yearListen nowThe emotional first performance at the newly-built Coventry Cathedral in 1962 Show more GenresFactualHistoryFormatsDocumentariesBrandWitness History Source: BBC Online