Albert Herring, Op. 39, is a chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten.
Composed in the winter of 1946 and the spring of 1947, this comic opera was a successor to his serious opera The Rape of Lucretia. Wikipedia
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Eric Crozier
Adapted from: Le Rosier de Madame Husson
Written: 1947
First performance: June 20, 1947