United KingdomSociety 44 · A modern society
The composer Benjamin Britten helped to found a music festival in which town?
- aCheltenham
- bGlastonbury
- cLlangollen
- dAldeburghCorrect answer
Why?
Britten helped to start the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk in 1948. He also wrote the opera Peter Grimes and A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
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