Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Benjamin Britten ; Montagu Slater (Catherine Wyn-Rogers, contralto ; Christopher Gillett, tenor ; Stephen Richardson, bass ; Alan Oke, tenor ; Gaynor Keeble, voice ; Henry Waddington, bass ; Robert Murray, tenor ; Charmian Bedford, soprano ; David Kempster, baritone ; Giselle Allen, soprano ; Alexandra Hutton, soprano ; Charles Rice, baritone ; Steuart Bedford, conductor ; Britten-Pears Orchestra ; Opera North Chorus ; Guildhall School of Music and Drama Chorus).
Note
Opera in three acts and a prologue.
Libretto based on The borough by George Crabbe.
Event (note)
The Britten centenary production recorded live, June 7 and 9, 2013, at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, as part of the 66th Aldeburgh Festival.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer.
Title
Peter Grimes / music, Benjamin Britten ; text, Montagu Slater.
Publisher
Perivale, Middx, U.K. : Signum Classics, [2013]
Copyright date
℗2013
Playing time
021800
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Performer
Alan Oke (Peter Grimes) ; Giselle Allen (Ellen Orford) ; David Kempster (Captain Balstrode) ; Gaynor Keeble (Auntie) ; Alexandra Hutton (first niece) ; Charmian Bedford (second niece) ; Robert Murray (Bob Boles) ; Henry Waddington (Swallow) ; Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mrs. Sedley) ; Christopher Gillett (Rev. Horace Adams) ; Charles Rice (Ned Keene) ; Stephen Richardson (Hobson) ; the Chorus of Opera North with the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama ; Britten-Pears Orchestra ; Steuart Bedford, conductor.
Event
The Britten centenary production recorded live, June 7 and 9, 2013, at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, as part of the 66th Aldeburgh Festival.