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 Britten
Lyrics: Montagu Slater
Producer(s): Royal Opera, La Monnaie (Brussels)
Director: Willy Decker
Design: John Macfarlane
Conductor: Antonio Pappano