Peter Grimes : an opera in three acts and a prologue derived from the poem of George Crabbe : op. 33 / music by Benjamin Britten ; words by Montagu Slater ; vocal score by Erwin Stein.

Author/creator Britten, Benjamin
Other author Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956 librettist.
Other author Stein, Erwin, 1885-1958, arranger of music.
Other author Crabbe, George, 1754-1832.
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited, ©1945.
Description1 vocal score (380 pages) ; 31 cm.
Subjects
Operas--Vocal scores with piano.

Uniform titlePeter Grimes. Vocal score
SeriesWesleyan music collection
Wesleyan music collection. UNAUTHORIZED
Abstract Based on the character of a fisherman from George Crabbe's poem, The borough, the opera is set in an English coastal village around 1830. The fisherman, Peter Grimes, is questioned over the death of his apprentice, and the coroner forbids him from ever keeping one again. As Grimes is in desperate need of help to fish, Ned Keene, the apothecary, finds him a new apprentice from the workhouse--but nobody will volunteer to fetch the boy. Eventually Ellen Orford, a schoolmistress, offers. Grimes finds himself ostracized from the village, and his friends try to convince him to leave. Through a tragic accident, Grimes' new apprentice falls down a cliff and is killed--the villagers gossip that Grimes has murdered both apprentices. Meanwhile, a friend suggests to Grimes he should commit suicide by sinking his boat. The next day, the villagers begin a search for Grimes, but soon grow tired. The opera ends with the coastguard reporting a sinking ship, but it is too far out to be saved.
General notePublisher's plate number: H. 15730.
General noteBased on the section Peter Grimes from George Crabbe's The Borough.
General noteIncludes orchestration, premiere performance cast details, and facsimile reprint of composer's dedication page.
LanguageEnglish words.
LCCN 46014132
Publisher numberH. 15730 Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited