Birth Name: Edward Benjamin Britten
Occupation: Composer
Place Of Birth: England
Date Of Birth: November 22, 1913
Date Of Death: December 4, 1976
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: English
Benjamin Britten was born on the 22nd of November, 1913. He was known for being a Composer. Composer of opera, ballet, choral, and orchestral works. He was an influential artist within 20th-century British classical music.
Benjamin Britten was born in England. He was mentored by composer Frank Bridge after the two met at a performance of Bridge’s orchestral poem “The Sea.” Bridge found his talents impressive and taught him to place high priority on the technical side of composing. His opera “Peter Grimes” debuted in June 1945 to great commercial and critical success, equaling, if not exceeding, “La bohème” and “Madama Butterfly’s” financial and popular success.
Benjamin Britten was a Sagittarius and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Benjamin Britten was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Edward Benjamin Britten is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
Benjamin’s Edward Benjamin Britten attended Gresham’s School, Holt and Royal College of Music.
Family
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Benjamin Britten was born in the Year of the Ox.
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| REAL NAME: | Edward Benjamin Britten |
| NICKNAME: | Benjamin |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Benjamin Britten was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Benjamin Britten was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. They have a strong faith and can be seen as stubborn in their old ways.
Ruling Planet: Benjamin Britten had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Benjamin Britten’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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