Following the premiere of his dark chamber opera The Rape of Lucretia in 1946, Britten began composition that year on a decidedly much more light-hearted opera: Albert Herring. It would be his first and only truly comic opera. Based loosely on a novella by Guy de Maupassant, Albert Herring drew inspiration from the small-town social life of Britten’s own home in Snape, Suffolk. He composed the opera in Snape, completing it in early 1947 for a June 20th premiere at Glyndebourne.
The score and libretto are both rich with humor, illustrating Britten’s talent for musical caricature, parody,
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