Composer: |
Benjamin Britten |
Music title: |
Peter Grimes, Op. 33 |
Librettist: |
Montagu Slater |
Work definition: |
Opera in a prologue and three acts |
After: |
After the poem 'The Borough' by George Crabbe |
Language: |
English |
World premiere: |
7 June 1945, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London |
ROH premiere: |
6 November 1947, Covent Garden Opera Company |
ROH company premiere: |
6 November 1947, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |