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Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

An open-air staging by Aldeburgh Music of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, on the beach that inspired the opera. A small seaside community struggles to accept a fisherman.

A landmark open-air staging by Aldeburgh Music of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, on the very place and beach that inspired the opera.

With the North Sea and sky as a dramatic backdrop and a first-rate cast and orchestra, this inspired production was one of the most talked about cultural events of Britten's centenary celebrations in 2013.

The opera is renowned for its visceral beauty and moving portrayal of a small seaside community struggling to accept the fisherman Peter Grimes, whose young apprentices have disappeared in suspicious circumstances.

2 hours, 20 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 May 2015 19:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Peter Grimes Alan Oke
Ellen Orford Giselle Allen
Captain Balstrode David Kempster
Auntie Gaynor Keeble
First Niece Alexander Hutton
Second Niece Charmian Bedford
Bob Boles Robert Murray
Swallow Henry Waddington
Mrs Sedley Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Ned Keene Charles Rice
Rev Horace Adams Christopher Gillett
Hobson Stephen Richardson
Director Tim Albery
Director Margaret Williams
Producer Anne Beresford
Producer Debbie Gray
Set Designer Leslie Travers
Costume designer Leslie Travers
Lighting Lucy Carter
Conductor Steuart Bedford
Orchestra Britten-Pears Orchestra
Choir Chorus of Opera North
Choir Chorus of Guildhall School of Music

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