Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) | Peter Grimes (concert performance) |
Performers
| Stuart Skelton | Tenor | Peter Grimes |
| Amanda Roocroft | Soprano | Ellen Orford |
| Iain Paterson | Bass | Captain Balstrode |
| Rebecca de Pont Davies | Mezzo-soprano | Auntie |
| Leigh Melrose | Baritone | Ned Keene |
| Michael Colvin | Tenor | Bob Boles |
| Gillian Ramm | Soprano | First Niece |
| Mairead Buicke | Soprano | Second Niece |
| Dame Felicity Palmer | Soprano | Mrs Sedley |
| Darren Jeffery | Baritone | Hobson |
| Stuart Kale | Tenor | Rev Horace Adams |
| Mark Richardson | Bass-baritone | Swallow |
| English National Opera Chorus | ||
| English National Opera Orchestra | ||
| Edward Gardner | Conductor | |
| Donna Stirrup | Director |
First staged a month after VE Day, Britten’s searing
psychological drama set in a claustrophobic Suffolk
fishing community was the critical and popular
success that effectively established a new kind of
English operatic tradition. ENO has kept the opera
at the heart of its repertoire and tonight’s concert
performance is based on a sold-out production
hailed as a ‘superb company achievement’ on its
first outing in 2009. Australian tenor Stuart Skelton
once again heads the cast with his remarkable,
multifaceted portrayal of the disturbed outsider.
psychological drama set in a claustrophobic Suffolk
fishing community was the critical and popular
success that effectively established a new kind of
English operatic tradition. ENO has kept the opera
at the heart of its repertoire and tonight’s concert
performance is based on a sold-out production
hailed as a ‘superb company achievement’ on its
first outing in 2009. Australian tenor Stuart Skelton
once again heads the cast with his remarkable,
multifaceted portrayal of the disturbed outsider.
