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