Though John actually slips and falls to his death, the appearance of his sweater and an earlier bruise on his neck prompt a mob led by Mrs. Sedley to pursue, FTP, the title character of what Benjamin Britten opera about a fisherman and his dead apprentices?
Notable segments include the passacaglia interlude, and the composer's revival of the mad scene for the final act. The story itself is derived from a George Crabbe poem, while the libretto is the work of Montagu Slater. The main part was written for the composer's lover, and the composer's home of Aldeburgh inspired the setting. In its prologue, Mr. Swallow, the lone supporter of the protagonist, advises him against seeking a replacement worker via Ned Keene. Though John actually slips and falls to his death, the appearance of his sweater and an earlier bruise on his neck prompt a mob led by Mrs. Sedley to pursue, FTP, the title character of what Benjamin Britten opera about a fisherman and his dead apprentices?
Notable segments include the passacaglia interlude, and the composer's revival of the mad scene for the final act.
{Peter Grimes}