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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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language opera
opera
associatedFestival Aldeburgh Festival NERFINISHED
basedOn The Borough NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor George Crabbe NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Sadler's Wells Opera NERFINISHED
composer Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED
compositionPeriod 1941–1945
contains Passacaglia
Sea Interludes NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstConductor Reginald Goodall NERFINISHED
firstDirector Eric Crozier NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCompany Sadler's Wells Opera Company NERFINISHED
firstPeterGrimesPerformer Peter Pears NERFINISHED
genre opera
tragic opera
language English
librettist Montagu Slater NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Auntie
Balstrode NERFINISHED
Bob Boles NERFINISHED
Ellen Orford NERFINISHED
Mrs. Sedley NERFINISHED
Ned Keene NERFINISHED
Peter Grimes NERFINISHED
Swallow NERFINISHED
notableRecording 1958 Decca recording conducted by Benjamin Britten
numberOfActs 3
opusNumber Op. 33
orchestralExcerpt Four Sea Interludes NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
publisher Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED
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