‎Britten: Peter Grimes by Chorus of the Royal Opera House

"Peter Grimes!"

Richard Van Allan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Forbes Robinson, Colin Davis

1:36

"You sailed your boat"

Jon Vickers, Colin Davis, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Forbes Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne

3:23

"Peter Grimes, I here advise you!"

Forbes Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Jon Vickers, Richard Van Allan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:10

"The truth.the pity."

Colin Davis, Heather Harper, Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:01

Interlude I: On the beach

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

3:44

"Oh, hang at open doors"

Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Patricia Payne, Forbes Robinson, Jonathan Summers, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Colin Davis, Teresa Cahill, Anne Pashley, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

5:15

"Hi! give us a hand"

Jonathan Summers, Sir Thomas Allen, Richard Van Allan, John Dobson, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers

3:30

"I have to go from pub to pub"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper, Colin Davis, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Sir Thomas Allen, Richard Van Allan

2:01

"Let her among you"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Heather Harper, Richard Van Allan, Colin Davis, Sir Thomas Allen

2:30

"Look, the storm cone!"

Jonathan Summers, Colin Davis, Sir Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, John Dobson

2:42

"And do you prefer the storm"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Jon Vickers, Jonathan Summers

5:21

"What harbour shelters peace"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Colin Davis

1:31

Interlude II: The Storm

Colin Davis, Anne Pashley, Teresa Cahill, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Patricia Payne, John Dobson, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:21

"Past time to close!"

Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Anne Pashley, Teresa Cahill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

4:02

"We live and let live"

Jonathan Summers, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:54

"Have you heard?"

Patricia Payne, Jonathan Summers, Colin Davis, Teresa Cahill, Sir Thomas Allen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Anne Pashley

1:25

"Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"

Jonathan Summers, Anne Pashley, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Teresa Cahill, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, John Dobson

4:07

"Old Joe has gone fishing"

Anne Pashley, Colin Davis, Teresa Cahill, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Dobson, Sir Thomas Allen, Richard Van Allan, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Heather Harper, Jon Vickers

3:53

Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

2:37

"Glitter of waves"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper, Colin Davis, John Lanigan

5:57

"Let this be a holiday"

Heather Harper, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:39

"This unrelenting work"

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper

4:38

"Fool to let it come to this!"

Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Colin Davis, Patricia Payne, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers, Sir Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:17

"What is it?"

Patricia Payne, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers, Anne Pashley, Forbes Robinson, Colin Davis, John Lanigan, Teresa Cahill, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:59

"People!.No! I will speak!"

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, John Lanigan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers, Heather Harper

1:59

"We planned that their lives"

Teresa Cahill, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Dobson, Richard Van Allan, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Anne Pashley, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Colin Davis, Patricia Payne, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers

2:31

"Swallow! Shall we go"

John Dobson, Patricia Payne, Teresa Cahill, Jonathan Summers, Richard Van Allan, Forbes Robinson, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:48

"Now is gossip put on trial"

Colin Davis, John Dobson, Forbes Robinson, Patricia Payne, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:54

"From the gutter"

Heather Harper, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Teresa Cahill

4:37

Interlude IV: Passacaglia

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

5:24

"Go there!"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Jon Vickers

8:16

"Now!.Now!"

Colin Davis, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, John Dobson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Lanigan, Sir Thomas Allen, Jon Vickers

1:59

"Peter Grimes! Nobody here?"

Sir Thomas Allen, Colin Davis, John Lanigan, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Forbes Robinson

2:55

Interlude V: Evening

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

4:47

"Assign your prettiness to me"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Teresa Cahill, Forbes Robinson, Anne Pashley

2:29

"Pah!"

Forbes Robinson, Patricia Payne, Colin Davis, Sir Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:54

"Come along, Doctor!"

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Summers, John Lanigan, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Heather Harper

3:33

"Embroidery in childhood"

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers

4:57

"Mr.Swallow!"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis, Forbes Robinson, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Richard Van Allan, Patricia Payne

1:45

"Who holds himself apart"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Van Allan, Colin Davis, Forbes Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

3:37

Interlude VI: Fog

Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:43

"Grimes! Grimes!"

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Colin Davis, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

7:16

"Peter, we've come to take you home"

Colin Davis, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Jon Vickers, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:34

"To those who pass the Borough"

Forbes Robinson, Colin Davis, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Dobson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:28

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Chorus, Choir
Colin Davis

Conductor
Heather Harper

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Vittorio Negri

Producer
Cees Heijkoop

Recording Engineer
Tony Buczynski

Recording Engineer
Ko Witteveen

Recording Engineer
Helmut Ebnet

Graphic Design
Estelle Kercher

Cover Art
Eric Walter White

Liner Notes

Britten: Peter Grimes

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Benjamin Britten

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Colin Davis

Heather Harper

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Production

Britten: Peter Grimes

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