The Guild of Pastoral Psychology
The Ceremony of Innocence: cruelty, suffering and visionary experience in the music of Benjamin Britten
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This talk will explore the juxtaposition of cruelty, suffering, and deep spirituality found in so many of Benjamin Britten’s operas and vocal compositions, and will relate it to Donald Kalsched’s perception that deep trauma sometimes opens the door to another dimension of reality.