Peter Grimes is an opera by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto adapted by Montagu Slater from the narrative poem, "Peter Grimes," in George Crabbe's book The Borough. The "borough" of the opera is a fictional village which shares some similarities with Crabbe's, and later Britten's, own home of Aldeburgh, a town on England's east coast.
| Librettist | Montagu Slater (Libretto is from the narrative poem, "Peter Grimes," in George Crabbe's book The Borough) |
| Date of composition | 1944 (January 1944 - 10 February 1945) |
| Premiered | 1945, June 7th (Sadler's Wells Theatre) in London, United Kingdom |
| Dedicated to | 'For the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, dedicated to the memory of Natalie Koussevitzky' |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | BTC 967 |
| Approx. duration | 143 minutes |
| Spoken language | English |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Peter Grimes, a fisherman
Voice (Soprano) - Ellen Orford, a widow, Borough schoolmistress Voice (Contralto) - Auntie, landlady of The Boar 4x Voice - Niece 1 Voice (Soprano) - Niece 2 Voice (Baritone) - Balstrode, retired merchant skipper Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Mrs. (Nabob) Sedley, a rentier widow Voice (Bass) - Swallow, a lawyer Voice (Baritone) - Ned Keene, apothecary and quack Voice (Tenor) - Bob Boles, fisherman and Methodist Voice (Tenor) - Rev. Horace Adams, the rector Voice (Bass) - Hobson, the carrier Silent Role - John, Grimes' apprentice |
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