{"id":43996,"date":"2024-06-12T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/338e86c2-2cdf-4df8-a206-ba4140e4e12f"},"modified":"2024-06-12T14:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T12:37:22","slug":"ben-and-imo-a-guide-to-the-royal-shakespeare-company-play-about-benjamin-britten-and-imogen-holst","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/ben-and-imo-a-guide-to-the-royal-shakespeare-company-play-about-benjamin-britten-and-imogen-holst\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben and Imo: a guide to the Royal Shakespeare Company play about Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Wednesday, 12 June 2024 at 08:37 AM<\/p>

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The RSC’s 2024 production of Ben and Imo <\/em>tells the story of the creative relationship between composers Benjamin Britten<\/a><\/strong> and Imogen Holst, the daughter of Gustav Holst<\/strong><\/a>. Set in 1953 in the run-up to Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, we see Britten writing a new opera, Gloriana<\/em>, about the new Queen’s predecessor, Elizabeth I. While Britten is battling with the tight nine-month deadline, he meets Imogen Holst, a dynamic and passionate composer and musician who supports Britten \u2013 both on this project and in the years beyond.<\/p>