Cantata academica, Carmen basiliense, Op. 62, is a 1959 cantata by Benjamin Britten to a Latin text. It was commissioned by Paul Sacher for the quincentenary of the University of Basel. He conducted the premiere on 1 July 1960.
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Cantata academica, Carmen basiliense, Op. 62, is a 1959 cantata by Benjamin Britten to a Latin text. It was commissioned by Paul Sacher for the quincentenary of the University of Basel. He conducted the premiere on 1 July 1960.