The Little Sweep

The Little Sweep
Opera for children by Benjamin Britten
The composer in 1968
LibrettistEric Crozier
LanguageEnglish
Based onSongs of Innocence and of Experience
by William Blake
Premiere
14 June 1949 (1949-06-14)

The Little Sweep, Op. 45, is an opera for children in three scenes by the English composer Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by Eric Crozier.