Details
A character torn between the conventional and the visionary. A wilful, hard working fisherman wanting to earn respect but cast out after the suspicious death of his apprentice. And then a second apprentice falls to his death. New Production (new to ROH). Sung in English with surtitles. Running time 3 hours 20 minutes.
Cast/Performers
Ben Heppner (Peter Grimes),
Susan Chilcott (Eleen Orford),
Alan Opie (Captain Balstrode),
Sarah Walker (Mrs Sedley),
Anne Collins (Auntie),
Ailish Tynan (Niece),
Helen Williams (Niece),
David Wilson-Johnson (Swallow),
Quentin Hayes (Ned Keene),
Brian Galliford (Rev. Horace Adams),
Jonathan Veira (Hobson),
Ian Caley (Bob Boles)
Creatives/Company
Author:
Benjamin BrittenLyrics:
Montagu SlaterProducer(s):
Royal Opera,
La Monnaie (Brussels)
Director:
Willy DeckerDesign:
John MacfarlaneConductor:
Antonio Pappano