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Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach
An open-air staging by Aldeburgh Music of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, on the beach that inspired the opera. A small seaside community struggles to accept a fisherman.
A landmark open-air staging by Aldeburgh Music of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, on the very place and beach that inspired the opera.
With the North Sea and sky as a dramatic backdrop and a first-rate cast and orchestra, this inspired production was one of the most talked about cultural events of Britten's centenary celebrations in 2013.
The opera is renowned for its visceral beauty and moving portrayal of a small seaside community struggling to accept the fisherman Peter Grimes, whose young apprentices have disappeared in suspicious circumstances.
Last on
Sun 24 May 2015
19:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Peter Grimes | Alan Oke |
| Ellen Orford | Giselle Allen |
| Captain Balstrode | David Kempster |
| Auntie | Gaynor Keeble |
| First Niece | Alexander Hutton |
| Second Niece | Charmian Bedford |
| Bob Boles | Robert Murray |
| Swallow | Henry Waddington |
| Mrs Sedley | Catherine Wyn-Rogers |
| Ned Keene | Charles Rice |
| Rev Horace Adams | Christopher Gillett |
| Hobson | Stephen Richardson |
| Director | Tim Albery |
| Director | Margaret Williams |
| Producer | Anne Beresford |
| Producer | Debbie Gray |
| Set Designer | Leslie Travers |
| Costume designer | Leslie Travers |
| Lighting | Lucy Carter |
| Conductor | Steuart Bedford |
| Orchestra | Britten-Pears Orchestra |
| Choir | Chorus of Opera North |
| Choir | Chorus of Guildhall School of Music |
Broadcast
- Sun 24 May 2015 19:00