Peter Grimes
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Peter Grimes is a landmark 1945 English opera by Benjamin Britten that explores social alienation and moral ambiguity in a small coastal community.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Grimes (opera) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language opera
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opera ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sadler's Wells Opera Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Peter Grimes (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | George Crabbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 33 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sadler's Wells Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | memory of those lost at sea (implicit thematic dedication) ⓘ |
| firstMajorAmericanProduction | Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorAmericanProductionYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist opera
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opera ⓘ |
| hasActs | 3 ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
chorus
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full symphony orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeaInterludesNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first major operatic success of Benjamin Britten
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landmark of 20th-century British opera ⓘ |
| influenced | revival of English opera after World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Montagu Slater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRoleVoiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Balstrode
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Orford NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Grimes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording | 1958 Decca recording conducted by Benjamin Britten ⓘ |
| orchestralExcerpt |
Four Sea Interludes
NERFINISHED
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Passacaglia ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1945-06-07 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Sadler's Wells Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Borough on the east coast of England ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and three acts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | fisherman suspected of abusing and causing the deaths of his apprentices ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous musicological studies ⓘ |
| theme |
mob mentality
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moral ambiguity ⓘ outsider in a small community ⓘ social alienation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 19th century ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1945 ⓘ |
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Peter Grimes (opera)