Benjamin Britten based on a theme from Britten's Piano Concerto. Works commemorating Britten include "Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten" an orchestral piece written in 1977 by Arvo Pärt, and Sally Beamish's "Variations on a Theme of Benjamin Britten", based on the second Sea Interlude from "Peter Grimes"; she composed the work to mark Britten's centenary. Alan Bennett depicts Britten in a 2009 play "The Habit of Art", set while Britten is composing "Death in Venice" and centred on a fictional meeting between Britten and Auden. Britten was played in the premiere production by Alex Jennings. Tony Palmer made three documentary films about
Brown Opera Productions designers, production staff, and orchestra are all students. Directors and music directors are chosen at the end of the Fall semester and the operas themselves are usually in early or mid-April. BOP's most recent Spring production was "The Turn of the Screw" by Benjamin Britten. Performances are usually in Alumnae Hall on Pembroke Campus. Every year, BOP puts on an opera for children. Past productions have included a reduction of "The Magic Flute", "Hansel and Gretel" and a student-written opera, "The Frog Prince". The children's opera is only one of the many ways BOP reaches out to the Providence community.