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
Mickey Grimes barrier, a whisper behind the 41st member, future Olympic Champion Justin Gatlin. Grimes tested positive for ephedrine at the 2003 Pan American Games and as a result he was disqualified from the 100 m sprint, which he'd won, and the US 4x100-meter team, which he had been a part of, lost the gold medal. Grimes also received a public warning. On May 25, 2004, he was tested positive for norandrosterone and was ruled ineligible for two years (2004–2006). Mickey Grimes Mickey Grimes (born October 10, 1976) is a former American sprinter who specialized over 100 and 200 metres. He won