Peter Grimes relations with his apprentice to be bordering on paederastic, Pears persuaded Slater to cut the questionable stanzas from the final version. The opera was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundations and is "dedicated to the memory of Natalie Koussevitzky", wife of the Russian-born American conductor Serge Koussevitzky. When Joan Cross, who was then manager of the Sadler's Wells company, announced her intention to re-open Sadler's Wells Theatre with "Peter Grimes" with herself and Peter Pears in the leading roles, there were many complaints from company members about supposed favouritism and the "" of Britten's score. Yet when "Peter Grimes" opened
Solomon Grimes 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 side Mighty Barroe in 2003, where he spent six years with the club before moving on to Liberian top side LISCR FC in 2007. With Grimes proving to be a top player, it wasn't long before he would join Greek side Ethnikos Piraeus for the remainder of the 2007 season. Grimes was later loaned out for the 2008 season to another Greek side Kalamata where