Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).
Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival.
On June 18, in the year 1958, Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of June 18, one of 453 recorded events on this date across all of history.
Key Facts
- This event took place on June 18, 1958 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 1 June 2026.
On This Date in History 453
This article draws on content from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
More on June 18
Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, kill
Titan, previously named Cyclops 2, was a submersible created and operated by the American underwater tourism company OceanGate. It was the first privately owned submersible with a…
Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, kill
An earthquake of magnitude 6
On 18 June 2018, around 7:58:35 a.m. Japan Standard Time, an earthquake measuring 5.6 Mw on the moment magnitude scale struck in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake's…
An earthquake of magnitude 6
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by LRO have been described as e…
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched
The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters
The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire was a firefighting accident that occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007, in Charleston, South Carolina, resulting in the deaths of nine fir…
The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters
The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country situated primarily in Central Asia, with a portion of its territory extending into Eastern Europe. It bo…
The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched
Propair Flight 420 crashes near Montréal–Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada, killing 11
Propair Flight 420 (PRO420) was a domestic charter flight from Montreal, Quebec to Peterborough, Ontario. The flight was carried out by Propair, a charter airline based in Rouyn-N…
Propair Flight 420 crashes near Montréal–Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada, killing 11
Comments 0
Sign in to join the discussion.