Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by Montagu Slater.
Contents
The original text
Based on the section "Peter Grimes", in George Crabbe's long narrative poem The Borough.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1969: Presented by PACT Opera.
1993: Presented by CAPAB Opera (27 March – 10 April)
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
