“Noye’s Fludde” is an opera by british composer Britten from 1958 based on the Noah myth. It premiered in England just 5 years after the great North Sea Flood of 1953.
UK; 20. Century; Christian; Music, Opera; Noah
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June 23, 2022
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Benjamin Britten’s Opera about the flood of 1953
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