pe ter g rim es #------# Benjamin Britten Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner
What really happened to the young apprentice of surly fisherman Peter Grimes? Suspicion turns to violence when villagers mob together to uncover the unsettling truth.
Concert performance
Benjamin Britten’s immensely powerful work is the defining British opera of the 20th century, a remarkably compelling drama examining gossip, rumour and mob rule in some of the composer’s most dramatic sea-inspired music.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus Edvard Grieg Kor Edward Gardner Conductor Stuart Skelton Peter Grimes Erin Wall Ellen Orford Christopher Purves Captain Balstrode Susan Bickley Auntie Hanna Husáhr Niece 1 Vibeke Kristensen Niece 2 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Mrs Sedley Brindley Sherratt Swallow Marcus Farnsworth Ned Keene Robert Murray Bob Boles James Gilchrist Rev Horace Adams Barnaby Rea Hobson
Australian tenor Stuart Skelton was widely celebrated for his visceral yet vulnerable recent performance as Grimes at English National Opera. He returns to the title role, teaming up again with Edward Gardner, who makes his second 2017 International Festival appearance with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. They are joined by a powerful international cast, including Canadian soprano Erin Wall as the woman who tries to save the shunned outsider.
Britten Peter Grimes Sung in English with English supertitles 13 Aug 6pm | 3hr 30mins approx | Two intervals Usher Hall | £15 – £50 fees apply, details p110 Supported by Dunard Fund
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