Peter Pears had been specifically composed for the soprano voice. For Pears, Britten composed one of his most popular works, the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (1943). In early 1943 Pears joined Sadler's Wells Opera Company. His roles included Tamino in "The Magic Flute", Rodolfo in "La bohème", the Duke in "Rigoletto", Alfredo in "La traviata", Almaviva in "The Barber of Seville", Ferrando in "Così fan tutte" and Vašek in "The Bartered Bride". His growing operatic experience and expertise affected the composition of Britten's opera "Peter Grimes". The composer had envisaged the central figure, based on Crabbe's brutal fisherman, as a
Solomon Grimes he made 18 appearances. He later rejoined Ethnikos Piraeus till the 2011 season making 92 appearances. In 2011, Grimes joined Cypriot Club Nea Salamina where he now plays. Grimes gained his first call up against Gambia at the age of 17 in the 2004/2005 World Cup Qualification Round with the Liberia National Football Team and have gone on to make 38 appearances for the Nation. Solomon Grimes Solomon Grimes (born 24 July 1987) is a Liberian footballer who plays for Cypriot Club Nea Salamina, and a member of the Liberian National Football Team. Grimes started his career with Liberian league