Peter Grimes
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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by Montagu Slater based on the section "Peter Grimes", in George Crabbe's long narrative poem The Borough. The "bor
Britten in 1968
George Crabbe
Scene from 1945 production
The quay, Aldeburgh (late 19th century photograph)
Peter Pears
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Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with the composer Benjamin Britten, his professional and romantic partner for nearly forty years.
Peter Grimes
…part of the standard repertoire. Among the tenors who have performed the title role in the opera house, or on record, or both are Britten's partner Peter Pears, who sang the part at the premiere, and Allan Clayton, Ben Heppner, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Jonas Kaufmann, Philip Langridge, Stuart Skelton, Set Svanholm…
Britten in 1965
Pears's grave in St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh, Suffolk