The Wreckers (opera) her friend Mary Dodge. Describing the opera in the "New Grove Dictionary", Stephen Banfield notes "Its greatest strength is in its dramatic strategy, strikingly prophetic of (Britten's) "Peter Grimes" in details such as the offstage church service set against the foreground confrontation in Act 1." However, Amanda Holden makes the point that, musically, Smyth is "no Wagnerite, she makes use of his motivic technique, while the texture, orchestration, and even some of the music's dramatic density, show knowledge of the works of Richard Strauss ... but it also slips too readily into operatic convention." Old tales of Cornish villages where,
Jonathan Grimes yards and catching 2 passes for 12 yards. On March 18, 2016, Grimes signed a one-year contract worth $900,000 to remain with the Texans. In the 2016 postseason, Grimes played in both playoff games, rushing 10 times for 56 yards and catching 4 passes for 43 yards. On August 11, 2017, Grimes was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released on September 1, 2017. Grimes is an avid singer and piano player. He started playing piano at age 7 at his father's insistence. He has two older siblings, a sister and a brother. He composed the opening theme and