Great Britten: a fine Peter Grimes at La Scala

Peter Grimes

Nicole Car (Ellen Orford) and Brandon Jovanovich (Peter Grimes)

Peter Grimes

By Laura Servidei, 28 October 2023

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“This chorus has accustomed us to excellence, but in this opera, they really outdid themselves”

Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 27 October 2023

Britten, Peter Grimes

Teatro alla Scala

Simone Young, Conductor

Robert Carsen, Director, Lighting Designer

Gideon Davey, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Peter van Praet, Lighting Designer

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Brandon Jovanovich, Peter Grimes

Nicole Car, Ellen Orford

Ólafur Sigurdarson, Captain Balstrode

Margaret Plummer, Auntie

Michael Colvin, Bob Boles

Peter Rose, Swallow

Natascha Petrinsky, Mrs Sedley

Benjamin Hulett, Rev Horace Adams

Leigh Melrose, Ned Keene

William Thomas, Hobson

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

Great Britten: Simone Young conducts a fine Peter Grimes at La Scala