Peter Grimes, Op. 33

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33 is an English opera by Benjamin Britten that tells the tragic story of an ostracized fisherman in a small coastal village.

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instanceOf English-language opera
opera
associatedFestival Aldeburgh Festival
basedOn The Borough
basedOnWorkAuthor George Crabbe
commissionedBy Sadler's Wells Opera
composer Benjamin Britten
compositionPeriod 1941–1945
contains Passacaglia
Sea Interludes
linked to: Four Sea Interludes
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstConductor Reginald Goodall
firstDirector Eric Crozier
firstPerformanceCompany Sadler's Wells Opera Company
firstPeterGrimesPerformer Peter Pears
genre opera
tragic opera
language English
librettist Montagu Slater
mainCharacter Auntie
Balstrode
Bob Boles
Ellen Orford
Mrs. Sedley
Ned Keene
Peter Grimes
Swallow
notableRecording 1958 Decca recording conducted by Benjamin Britten
numberOfActs 3
opusNumber Op. 33
orchestralExcerpt Four Sea Interludes
Passacaglia
orchestrationFeature prominent use of orchestra to depict the sea
placeInComposerOutput first full-scale opera by Benjamin Britten
premiereDate 1945-06-07
premierePlace Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
publisher Boosey & Hawkes
reputation cornerstone of modern British opera repertoire
one of the most important 20th-century operas
setting fictional Borough on the east coast of England
structure prologue and three acts
subject ostracized fisherman
small coastal village community
theme guilt and responsibility
individual versus society
mob mentality
social ostracism
timePeriodOfSetting early 19th century

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Benjamin Britten notableWork Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Peter Grimes basedOn Peter Grimes (poem)
linked to: Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Peter Pears hasSignatureRole Peter Grimes (title role)
linked to: Peter Grimes, Op. 33