Peter Grimes
- Title
- Peter Grimes / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater ; a Zurich Opera House and Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt production in association with Clasart Films.
- Published by
- [Netherlands?] : EMI Classics, [2007], ©2007.
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Details
- Additional authors
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956.
- Ventris, Christopher.
- Magee, Emily.
- Muff, Alfred.
- Welser-Möst, Franz.
- Pountney, David.
- Raffelsberger, Ernst.
- Nikiteanu, Liliana.
- Clasart Films.
- Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt.
- Opernhaus Zürich. Chor.
- Orchester der Oper Zürich.
- Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers.
- EMI (Firm)
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +
- Summary
- Opera of Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes," recorded at the Opernhaus Zurich. Set in a small village in England, the story relates fisherman Peter Grimes' inability to become a part of the community. Because his apprentice has been drowned at sea, he has incurred the wrath and distrust of the townspeople.
- Alternative title
- Britten Peter Grimes
- Subject
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Note
- Recorded live at the Opernhaus Zurich.
- "Chorus and orchestra of the Zurich Opera House."
- "Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers."
- Credits (note)
- Stage director, David Pountney ; chorus master, Ernst Raffelsberger ; choreography, Stefano Giannetti ; production manager, Christoph Hink ; editor, Tanja Lesowsky.
- System details (note)
- DVD; Dolby Digital; aspect ratio 16:9; NTSC
- Language (note)
- Subtitles in German, English, French Spanish or Italian.