Albert Herring (film)
Introduction


***Albert Herring*** is a 1959 Australian television play based on [Benjamin Britten](/wiki/Benjamin_Britten "Benjamin Britten")'s [opera of the same name](/wiki/Albert_Herring "Albert Herring"). It was broadcast live from Melbourne in 1959 but recorded on tape and repeated in 1960\. Leading [tenor](/wiki/Tenor "Tenor") Victor Franklin had appeared as King Kaspar in [a televised production](/wiki/Amahl_and_the_Night_Visitors_%28film%29 "Amahl and the Night Visitors (film)") of Menotti's *[Amahl and the Night Visitors](/wiki/Amahl_and_the_Night_Visitors "Amahl and the Night Visitors")* in 1957\. [Christopher Muir](/wiki/Christopher_Muir "Christopher Muir") produced and  conducted the [Victorian Symphony Orchestra](/wiki/Victorian_Symphony_Orchestra "Victorian Symphony Orchestra").


Why is Benjamin Britten's work often associated with opera?