King Priam King Priam King Priam is an opera by Michael Tippett, to his own libretto. The story is based on Homer's "Iliad", except the birth and childhood of Paris, which are taken from the "Fabulae" of Hyginus. The premiere was on 29 May 1962, at Coventry. The opera was composed for an arts festival held in conjunction with the reconsecration of the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral, for which Benjamin Britten also wrote his "War Requiem", which was first performed in the Cathedral the day after the premiere of "King Priam". The first Covent Garden performance was on 5 June, conducted by John
Drapers' Hall, Coventry building would be converted into a music centre. The building is built in Greek Revival style and was designed by Thomas Rickman and H. Hutchinson. The building has been opened to the public under the auspices of the Heritage Open Days scheme. Drapers' Hall, Coventry Drapers' Hall is a historic building (Grade II* listed) in the Cathedral Quarter of Coventry built in 1832 by the Drapers' Company, a large trading guild in Coventry. The present building is believed to the third guildhall on the site. Drapers' Hall was constructed 1831-32 to be the headquarters of the Coventry Drapers' Guild, and