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Peter Grimes

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

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Programme

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)

Performers

The Royal Opera
Sir Andrew Davis	Conductor
Willy Decker	Director
Francois de Carpentries	Revival Director
Ben Heppner	Tenor	Peter Grimes
Amanda Roocroft	Soprano	Ellen Orford
Jonathan Summers	Baritone	Captain Balstrode
Catherine Wyn-Rogers	Mezzo-soprano	Auntie
Matthew Best	Bass-baritone	Swallow
Jane Henschel	Mezzo-soprano	Mrs Sedley
Roderick Williams	Baritone	Ned Keene

Reviews of Peter Grimes, Op.33 directed by Willy Decker

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New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, October 2012

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Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia: Sala Principal, Valencia, February 2018 (Español)

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Six works inspired by the sea

Danny Riley, 18th October

We look at Peter Grimes and other works inspired by the sea.

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Andrew Davis conducts a powerful telling of Britten's Peter Grimes

David Karlin, 21st June

English classical music is often associated with the countryside, the landscape and its villages, and Britten's opera Peter Grimes is no exception.

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