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
Luke Grimes show's sixth season. Grimes played United States Navy SEAL Marc Lee, who was killed in action in 2006, in "American Sniper" (2014). He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film "Fifty Shades of Grey" (2015), and its sequels, "Fifty Shades Darker" (2017) and "Fifty Shades Freed" (2018). Grimes played Todd Belkin in "Freeheld" opposite Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, Ellen Page and Michael Shannon. Peter Sollett directed this independent feature film, which is based on a true story. Luke Grimes Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the