
Peter Grimes
Based on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the masses and the individual. The maritime atmosphere, the crudity of people’s lives and passions, and the complex, impenetrable personality of the protagonist come together in a tragedy which ferments and explodes in the din of silence and hearsay. New production of the Teatro Real, in co-production with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden of London, the Opéra national of Paris and the Teatro dell’Opera of Rome
Top Billed Cast

Allan Clayton
Peter Grimes

Maria Bengtsson
Ellen Orford

Christopher Purves
Cap. Balstrode

Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Auntie

John Graham-Hall
Bob Boles
Featured Crew
Montagu Slater
Writer

Benjamin Britten
Original Music Composer

Ivor Bolton
Conductor
Kim Brandstrup
Choreographer

Deborah Warner
Director
Peter Mumford
Lighting Design
George Crabbe
Story