Britten and W. H. Auden: from Paul Bunyan to Hymn to St Cecilia

people sleeping in beds with the Trinity Boys Choir singing in a line behind the beds

Night’s caressing grip: Benjamin Britten and his themes of dreams and sleep

The worlds of sleep, dreams and nightmares, the unconscious, were all of powerful significance to Britten’s artistic life and fed into much of his creative work.

Find out more about Britten's obsession with dreams and sleep.
The Governess wearing a bonnet stood on a sandy dune next to the sea

Turning the Screw: getting to know Britten's opera

Find out more about Britten's The Turn of the Screw.