Prom 55: Britten 鈥� Peter Grimes

24 Aug 2012, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Fri 24 Aug 2012 Next Event

Proms 2012 Prom 55: Britten 鈥� Peter Grimes

19:00 Fri 24 Aug 2012 Royal Albert Hall

Britten鈥檚 Peter Grimes, based in a Suffolk fishing village, transformed British opera. Edward Gardner conducts his ENO forces.

Programme

- - Benjamin Britten
  - Peter Grimes(150 mins)concert performance

Performers

Stuart Skelton
tenor (Peter Grimes)
tenor (Peter Grimes)
Amanda Roocroft
soprano (Ellen Orford)
soprano (Ellen Orford)
Iain Paterson
bass-baritone (Captain Balstrode)
bass-baritone (Captain Balstrode)
Rebecca de Pont Davies
mezzo-soprano (Auntie)
mezzo-soprano (Auntie)
Matthew Best
baritone (Swallow)
baritone (Swallow)
Leigh Melrose
baritone (Ned Keene)
baritone (Ned Keene)
Michael Colvin
tenor (Bob Boles)
tenor (Bob Boles)
Dame Felicity Palmer
mezzo-soprano (Mrs Sedley)
mezzo-soprano (Mrs Sedley)
Gillian Ramm
soprano (First Niece)
soprano (First Niece)
Mair茅ad Buicke
soprano (Second Niece)
soprano (Second Niece)
Darren Jeffery
bass-baritone (Hobson)
bass-baritone (Hobson)
Stuart Kale
tenor (Rev Horace Adams)
tenor (Rev Horace Adams)
English National Opera Orchestra
Edward Gardner
conductor
conductor

Composers

Benjamin Britten

About this event

First staged a month after VE Day, Britten鈥檚 searing psychological drama set in a claustrophobic Suffolk fishing community was the critical and popular success that effectively established a new kind of English operatic tradition.

ENO has kept the opera at the heart of its repertoire and tonight鈥檚 concert performance is based on a sold-out production hailed as a 鈥榮uperb company achievement鈥� on its first outing in 2009. Australian tenor Stuart Skelton once again heads the cast with his remarkable, multifaceted portrayal of the disturbed outsider.

There will be two intervals of 20 minutes

On the web: Tenor Stuart Skelton talks to Edward Seckerson about his journey from Rugby and Formula One to his repeated triumphs in the role of Peter Grimes in a podcast from The Independent.

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Discover the Music Download a short audio guide published on the day about a key work in tonight鈥檚 Prom: Tom Service talks about Britten's Peter Grimes.