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True Grimes: a gripping semi-staging of Britten’s opera

By Matthew Rye, 30 November 2019

A psychologically penetrating semi-staging of Britten’s Peter Grimes from leading soloists, the Bergen Philharmonic and its chief conductor Ed Gardner laid bare the opera’s music and drama.

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London

01 Dec 2019

True Grimes: a gripping semi-staging of Britten’s opera

By Matthew Rye

Edinburgh

Edward Gardner and the Bergen Phil storm the Edinburgh Festival with a powerful Peter Grimes

By David Smythe, 13 August 2017

Stuart Skelton’s visceral Peter Grimes is matched by a strong cast with thrilling playing and singing from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner.

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Edinburgh

14 Aug 2017

A powerful Peter Grimes in Edinburgh

By David Smythe

Bergen

Psychologically splintered: Stuart Skelton leads a stellar Peter Grimes in Bergen

By Mark Valencia, 30 May 2017

This Peter Grimes was a tale of two talents: the conductor and the star.

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Bergen

31 May 2017

A stellar Peter Grimes in Bergen

By Mark Valencia