Peter Grimes
The Royal Opera continues its Benjamin Britten series with Deborah Warner's new production of Peter Grimes.
The Royal Opera continues its Benjamin Britten series with Deborah Warner's new production of Peter Grimes.
Julia and Hans Rausing, Peter and Fiona Espenhahn, Gini and Richard Gabbertas, Malcolm Herring, Ralph and Yolande Kanza, the Peter Grimes Syndicate and the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited.
Story
Peter Grimes, a fisherman in a small coastal town, is accused of mistreating his apprentice, who has died under mysterious circumstances at sea. Though cleared of legal guilt, he faces the judgment and hostility of the villagers. Determined to prove himself, Peter takes on another young apprentice. But against the harshness of the sea and increasing pressure from the village, his fragile grip on reality begins to crumble. Tragedy strikes again when the second apprentice dies. Consumed by guilt and madness, the alienated Peter returns to the sea.
Background
Following Deborah Warner’s award-winning production of Billy Budd in 2019, The Royal Opera continues its Benjamin Britten series with her new production of Peter Grimes, which had its premiere in Madrid in April 2021. Warner’s sympathetic approach to Britten’s sombre parable foregrounds the complexity of Peter Grimes himself and the tragic conflict between the group and the individual.
Mark Elder conducts a cast that includes British singers Allan Clayton, Bryn Terfel and John Tomlinson, alongside Maria Bengtsson and former Jette Parker Young Artist Jacques Imbrailo.
Cast and Creatives
Creatives
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