Event listing: Peter Grimes | Usher Hall | Sun 13 Aug 2017 at 18:00

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Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Festival: Edinburgh International Festival

Programme

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)

Peter Grimes (Concert performance)

Performers

Edward Gardner	Conductor
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Edvard Grieg Choir
Stuart Skelton	Tenor	Peter Grimes
Erin Wall	Soprano	Ellen Orford
Christopher Purves	Baritone	Captain Balstrode
Susan Bickley	Mezzo-soprano	Auntie
Robert Murray	Tenor	Bob Boles
Hanna Husáhr	Soprano	First Niece
Vibeke Kristensen	Soprano	Second Niece
Barnaby Rea	Bass	Hobson
James Gilchrist	Tenor	Rev Horace Adams
Andrew Greenan	Bass	Swallow
Catherine Wyn-Rogers	Mezzo-soprano	Mrs Sedley
Marcus Farnsworth	Baritone	Ned Keene

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