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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| Peter Grimes, Op. 33 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 Context triple: [Benjamin Britten, notableWork, Peter Grimes, Op. 33]
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A.
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
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B.
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten is a meditative, minimalist orchestral work for string orchestra and bell composed by Arvo Pärt as an elegy to the British composer Benjamin Britten.
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C.
The Bells, Op. 35
The Bells, Op. 35 is a choral symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff that sets Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells” (in Russian translation) to music, blending lush orchestration with evocative bell-like sonorities.
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D.
Mendelssohn Elijah
Mendelssohn's *Elijah* is a large-scale Romantic oratorio depicting the biblical prophet Elijah, renowned for its dramatic choral writing and frequent performance in the choral repertoire.
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E.
The Lisbon Traviata
The Lisbon Traviata is a darkly comic play by Terrence McNally that explores obsession, friendship, and gay identity through the lens of opera fandom and personal betrayal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 Target entity description: 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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A.
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
-
B.
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten is a meditative, minimalist orchestral work for string orchestra and bell composed by Arvo Pärt as an elegy to the British composer Benjamin Britten.
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C.
The Bells, Op. 35
The Bells, Op. 35 is a choral symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff that sets Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells” (in Russian translation) to music, blending lush orchestration with evocative bell-like sonorities.
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D.
Mendelssohn Elijah
Mendelssohn's *Elijah* is a large-scale Romantic oratorio depicting the biblical prophet Elijah, renowned for its dramatic choral writing and frequent performance in the choral repertoire.
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E.
The Lisbon Traviata
The Lisbon Traviata is a darkly comic play by Terrence McNally that explores obsession, friendship, and gay identity through the lens of opera fandom and personal betrayal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language opera
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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
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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
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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
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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
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small coastal village community ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt and responsibility
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individual versus society ⓘ mob mentality ⓘ social ostracism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 19th century ⓘ |
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