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Conflict threatens to tear apart a close-knit fishing community on the east coast of England in this searing, sea-swept classic.
Fisherman Peter Grimes is an outsider, torn between the dream of a conventional life with Ellen Orford, a local schoolteacher, and the truth of his own nature – at times visionary, at others violent. For the rest of the community, he is a channel for their worst fears and their deepest desires.
Britten’s music is rich in emotion as well as brilliantly theatrical. In Phyllida Lloyd’s acclaimed production, it all adds up to an utterly absorbing experience, one which has garnered five-star reviews and won the South Bank Show Opera Award after it was first performed.
“It is generally accepted that Peter Grimes is the greatest of British operas. On occasions like this, you find yourself wondering if it may be the greatest opera, period.”
★★★★★ — The Guardian“I could watch this deeply moving staging every year.”
★★★★★ — The Times
Running time
Approximately 3 hours
Language
Sung in English with English titles
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15+, contains adult themes including child abuse and bullying
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Cast & Creative
Orchestra of Opera North
Orchestra of Opera North
John Findon
Peter Grimes
John Findon
Philippa Boyle
Ellen Orford
Philippa Boyle
Simon Bailey
Captain Balstrode
Simon Bailey
Hilary Summers
Auntie
Hilary Summers
Johannes Moore
Ned Keene
Johannes Moore
Stuart Jackson
Bob Boles
Stuart Jackson
Blaise Malaba
Hobson
Blaise Malaba
Claire Pascoe
Mrs Sedley
Claire Pascoe
Nazan Fikret
Niece one
Nazan Fikret
Daniel Norman
Revd Horace Adams
Daniel Norman
Garry Walker
Conductor
Garry Walker
Phyllida Lloyd
Director
Phyllida Lloyd
Karolina Sofulak
Revival Director
Karolina Sofulak
Anthony Ward
Set & Costume Designer
Anthony Ward
Paule Constable
Lighting Designer
Paule Constable
Tim Claydon
Movement and Associate Director
Tim Claydon
Kate Flatt
Original Movement Director
