Britten's Operas and British Identity with Imani Mosley
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When a modern opera debuts, normally the stakes aren't very high. But when it's composed by Benjamin Britten and premieres in England after World War II, that's a different story. Britten's high-profile operas\\u2013\\u2013whose performances were attended by Queen Elizabeth II\\u2013\\u2013were seen as a reflection of British postwar identity. An interview with musicologist Imani Danielle Mosley on how a series of strange operas by queer, modernist composer became a referendum on what it meant to be British\\u2013\\u2013and why that matters.
Imani Mosley is assistant professor of musicology at the University of Florida's School of Music.
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