Britten: Peter Grimes

Britten: Peter Grimes — Plot

The Italian and international press were unanimous in their praise for "Peter Grimes" at La Scala, which revived the tradition of Britten's operas on the lyric stages of Italy. A top British cast was marshaled by the baton of Robin Ticciati. Richard Jones's production focuses on the fisherman as the outside in a brutal and brutalized 1980s society, cut off by mutual suspicion and misunderstanding: an unforgettable production of a 20th-century operatic masterpiece that never loses its power. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.

• Release date
• May 1, 2012
• Runtime
• 154 min
• Genres
• Music
• Director
• Patrizia Carmine

Britten: Peter Grimes — Cast

John Graham-Hall Peter Grimes Susan Gritton Ellen Orford Christopher Purves Captain Balstrode Felicity Palmer Auntie Peter Hoare Bob Boles Daniel Okulitch Swallow Catherine Wyn-Rogers Mrs. Sedley

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Christopher Gillett Rev. Horace Adams