Britten Completes Peter Grimes
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts, Music
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: London
- Date: June 7, 1945
Article abstract: Peter Grimes, written and first produced at the end of World War II, revitalized the British operatic tradition and reawakened international interest in English opera.
Summary of Event
Benjamin Britten was a product of the windswept seacoast of Suffolk and retained a lifelong affection for its people and vulnerable landscape. Although he had left England in May, 1939, dreading the onset of World War II and inspired by W. H. Auden’s promise of greater artistic freedom in the United States, he eventually returned to England and made...
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