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. Sung in English. Running time 2 hrs 45mins

Cast/Performers

Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Peter Grimes), Giselle Allen (Ellen), Christopher Purves (Captain Balstrode), Alan Oke (Bob Boles), Richard Angas (Swallow), Ethna Robinson Mrs Smedley), Roderick Williams (Ned Keene), Yvonne Howard (Auntie), Nigel Robson (Reverend Horace Adams), Stephen Richardson (Hobson), Amy Freston (Niece), Claire Booth (Niece)

Creatives/Company

Author: Benjamin Britten
Lyrics: Montagu Slater
Company: Opera North
Musical Director: Richard Farnes
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Design: Anthony Ward
Costume: Anthony Ward
Lighting: Paule Constable
Choreographer: Kate Flatt