Mon, 30 June 2008 Premiered in 1945, Benjamin Britten's Opera Peter Grimes marked a fresh start for opera in English. It's a gripping, intense drama set in a small fishing village off the east coast of England. Find out what makes this opera tick, and why no one should fear twentieth (or twenty-first!) century opera.Comments[0] |

Premiered in 1945, Benjamin Britten's Opera Peter Grimes marked a fresh start for opera in English. It's a gripping, intense drama set in a small fishing village off the east coast of England. Find out what makes this opera tick, and why no one should fear twentieth (or twenty-first!) century opera.