Peter Grimes

Peter Grimes is an opera by Benjamin Britten. The English libretto was written by Montagu Slater, which was adapted from The Borough, a poem by George Crabbe. It was first performed at Sadler's Wells in London on June 7, 1945 and was the first of Britten's operas to be a critical and popular success. As it is still widely performed both in the U.K. and internationally, it is considered part of the standard repertoire.

Characters

• Peter Grimes, fisherman (tenor)
• Ellen Orford, widow and schoolmistress (soprano)
• Captain Balstrode, retired merchant skipper (baritone)
• John, Grimes's apprentice (mute role)
• Auntie, innkeper of 'The Boar' (contralto)
• Two nieces, the main attractions of 'The Boar' (sopranos)
• Bob Boles, fisherman and Methodist (tenor)
• Swallow, lawyer and coroner (bass)
• Mrs. Sedley, widow and busybody (mezzo-soprano)
• Ned Keene, apothecary (baritone)
• Hobson, a carter (bass)