[DOC] [TLE] Gloriana - Wikipedia [PAR] Gloriana, Op. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English 
libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and Essex: 
A Tragic History. The first performance was presented at the Royal Opera House, 
London, in 1953 during the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. 
... of Essex, and was composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June... [DOC] [TLE] Elizabeth I of England - Wikipedia [PAR] Elizabeth I (7 September 1533  24 March 1603) was Queen of England and 
Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin 
Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the .... By the 
time William Grindal became her tutor in 1544, Elizabeth could write English, 
Latin, and... [DOC] [TLE] Evoking a Royal Heritage: Britten's 'Gloriana' - World of Opera [PAR] If ever an opera has gotten a "bad rap," surely it's Benjamin Britten's Gloriana -- a 
piece that was ... The coronation of Elizabeth II took place on June 2, 1953. [DOC] [TLE] Britten's Coronation tribute at last? A crowning moment for Gloriana ... [PAR] Jun 17, 2013 ... The world premiere of his Gloriana, written to celebrate the coronation of Queen 
Elizabeth II, was a ... Benjamin Britten's 1953 opera was a Coronation tribute that 
went ... the relationship of Elizabeth and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex ... 
During the war, Britten had been a conscientious objector; and he... [DOC] [TLE] Pomp and circumstances: Britten's Gloriana | Music | The Guardian [PAR] Jun 19, 2013 ... Gloriana was written to celebrate the young Queen Elizabeth II's ... Britten wrote 
his next and ninth opera in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. ... 
Lytton Strachey's 1928 book Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History). [DOC] [TLE] Gloriana - Naxos [PAR] The Earl of Essex, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, who is disturbed ... 
to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Gloriana, the name by... [DOC] [TLE] Elizabeth I of England - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Elizabeth I, whose reign is called the Elizabethan era or the Golden Age, .... He 
only accepted out of loyalty to Anne Boleyn's memory, since he found ..... 
Benjamin Britten wrote an opera, Gloriana, about the relationship between 
Elizabeth and Lord Essex, composed for the coronation of Elizabeth II of the 
United Kingdom. [DOC] [TLE] Opera Essentials: Gloriana  News  Royal Opera House [PAR] Jun 17, 2013 ... Essex admires the Queen but is keen to exploit her feelings to gain power and 
status. When he becomes a danger to the state, Elizabeth is forced to choose ... 
Gloriana was written to celebrate the Coronation of Elizabeth II,... [DOC] [TLE] Gloriana  Productions  Royal Opera House [PAR] Gloriana. The Royal Opera. Richard Jones directs a production of Britten's ... Her 
affection for the impulsive Earl of Essex is tested when he grows increasingly 
ambitious. ... by the Royal Opera House to mark the coronation of Elizabeth II in 
1953. William Plomer drew on Lytton Strachey's Elizabeth and Essex to create 
the... [DOC] [TLE] BRITTEN: Gloriana - Opera News [PAR] Act II of Britten's Gloriana, written to commemorate the coronation of Queen ... A 
youthful Elizabeth II gets a cameo: she has come to witness the opera that has 
been ... Toby Spence's Essex is blandly handsome and subtly bratty; both 
aspects ... His limpid rendition of the lute song "Happy were he" turns it into a 
moment of... [DOC] [TLE] Amazon.com: ELIZABETH AND ESSEX: a tragic history eBook ... [PAR] ELIZABETH AND ESSEX: a tragic history - Kindle edition by Lytton Strachey. ... 
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and Bette Davis), as well as an Opera, Gloriana, 
written by Benjamin Britten to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
. ... Amongst other books, he wrote Eminent Victorians and Queen Victoria. [DOC] [TLE] Elizabethana I and II: Britten's Gloriana at Covent Garden | by ...

Question: "Gloriana", which he wrote for Elizabeth II's coronation, was about Elizabeth I & Essex
Answer: Benjamin Britten