{"product_id":"benjamin-britten-peter-grimes-paperback-9780521297165","title":"Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes (Paperback) 9780521297165","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBenjamin Britten: Peter Grimes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBenjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is one of the few operas of the last half-century to have gained a secure place in the repertory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Brett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521297165, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 May 1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBenjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is one of the few operas of the last half-century to have gained a secure place in the repertory. Its appearance in 1945 shortly after the end of the war in Europe was a milestone in operatic history as well as in British music. But the origins of the work lie in the United States, where Britten and his friend Peter Pears (the first Grimes) spent the years 1939–42. In 1941 they read an evocative essay by the novelist E. M. Forster on the Suffolk poet George Crabbe (1754–1832); this precipitated Britten's decision to return to his native country, and sent them both to Crabbe's poem, The Borough, which gave them the idea for the plot they drafted together. This book opens with Forster's original essay and his later one on Crabbe and Peter Grimes. From there the reader can trace the history of the opera: in Donald Mitchell's annotated interview with the wife of the librettist, Montagu Slater; in Philip Brett's detailed study of the fascinating documents preserved in the Britten–Pears Library at Aldeburgh; and in his history of the work's stage presentation and critical reception. Hans Keller's remarkable synopsis, first printed in 1952, is complemented by a fine new analytical study by David Matthews of Act II scene 1, the crux of the opera.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. History: 1. Two essays on Crabbe E. M. Forster\u003cbr\u003e 2. Montagu Slater (1902–1956): who was he? Donald Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'Fiery visions' (and revisions): Peter Grimes in progress Philip Brett\u003cbr\u003e 4. Breaking the ice for British opera: Peter Grimes on stage Philip Brett\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Synopsis and Analysis: 5. Peter Grimes: the story, the music not excluded Hans Keller\u003cbr\u003e 6. Act II scene I: an examination of the music David Matthews\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Criticism: 7. Introduction Benjamin Britten\u003cbr\u003e 8. Neither a hero nor a villain Peter Pears\u003cbr\u003e 9. Peter Grimes: a review of the first performance Desmond Shawe-Taylor\u003cbr\u003e 10. An account of Peter Grimes from 'London in Midsummer' Edmund Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 11. Music and motive in Peter Grimes J. W. Garbutt\u003cbr\u003e 12. Plausible darkness: Peter Grimes after a quarter of a century  Peter Garvie\u003cbr\u003e 13. Britten and Grimes Philip Brett\u003cbr\u003e 14. Postscript Philip Brett.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Opera [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Opera\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Opera%20%5BAVGC9%5D%22\"\u003eAVGC9\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001000743192,"sku":"9780521297165","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521297165i_65f4d559-c38f-444c-ab38-9444086fb178.jpg?v=1691374896","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/benjamin-britten-peter-grimes-paperback-9780521297165","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}