"Peter Grimes" (Hobson, Swallow, Peter)
"You Sailed Your Boat" (Swallow, Peter, Mrs Sedley, Chorus, Hobson, Ellen)
"Peter Grimes, I Here Advise You!" (Swallow, Chorus, Hobson, Peter)
"The Truth, the Pity" (Peter, Ellen)
Britten: Peter Grimes
In a storm-swept fishing village on the east coast of England, the fisherman Peter Grimes is an outsider—a loner who seems to attract trouble. Benjamin Britten’s breakthrough opera is all about atmosphere and sense of place, but it’s also a portrait of a community. And in this compelling 1993 recording from Bernard Haitink and the forces of London’s Royal Opera House, that’s precisely the sense you get: a team of performers thoroughly immersed in Britten’s musical world, singing together as a true ensemble cast. Felicity Lott (Ellen Orford), Thomas Allen (Balstrode) and Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Peter Grimes) were all supreme interpreters of these roles, and with the whole experience captured in pristine sound, you’ll soon hear why one critic described this as an “inspired performance in a superbly lifelike recording”.
"Oh Hang at Open Doors the Net" (Chorus, First Fisherman, Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Second Fisherman, Rector, Nieces, Mrs Sedley, Swallow)
Neil Jenkins, Sir Thomas Allen, Stafford Dean, Patricia Payne, Sarah Walker, Richard Hazell, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Christopher Lackner, Bernard Haitink, Gillian Webster, Stuart Kale, Chorus of the Royal Opera House
"Hi! Give Us a Hand" (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson)
"I Have to Go from Pub" (Hobson, Chorus, Ellen, Ned)
"Let Her Among You" (Ellen, Hobson, Mrs Sedley, Ned)
"Look! The Storm Cone!" (Balstrode, Chorus, Ned, Boles)
"And Do You Prefer the Storm" (Balstrode, Peter)
"They Listen to Money" (Balstrode, Peter)
"What Harbour Shelters Peace" (Peter)
"Past Time to Close!" (Auntie, Mrs Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces, Fisherman)
Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Sarah Walker, Christopher Lackner, Gillian Webster, Bernard Haitink, Stuart Kale, Sir Thomas Allen
"Come on, Boy!" (Balstrode, Chorus)
"Have You Heard? The Cliff Is Down" (Ned, Auntie, Mrs Sedley, Balstrode, Chorus)
"Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter, Chorus, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)
Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Thomas Allen, Patricia Payne, Bernard Haitink, Gillian Webster, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stuart Kale, Chorus of the Royal Opera House
"Old Joe Has Gone Fishing" (Ned, Chorus, Peter)
"The Bridge Is Down" (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Simon Keenlyside, Patricia Payne, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Bernard Haitink, Dame Felicity Lott, Gillian Webster, Stuart Kale, David Wilson-Johnson
"Glitter of Waves and Glitter of Sunlight" (Ellen, Chorus, Rector)
"Child You're Not Too Young" (Ellen, Chorus, Rector, Peter)
"This Unrelenting Work" (Ellen, Peter, Chorus)
"Fool to Let It Come to This!" (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Chorus, Mrs Sedley, Balstrode, Lawyer, Swallow, Fisherwoman, Nieces, Rector)
Tom Cregan, Bernard Haitink, Sir Thomas Allen, Karen Robertson, Stafford Dean, Stuart Kale, Simon Keenlyside, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Sarah Walker, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Neil Jenkins, Gillian Webster
"People! No! I Will Speak!" (Boles, Chorus, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen)
"We Planned That Their Lives" (Ellen, Rector, Mrs Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow)
Sir Thomas Allen, Neil Jenkins, Gillian Webster, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Dame Felicity Lott, Stafford Dean, Patricia Payne, Sarah Walker, Bernard Haitink, Simon Keenlyside, Stuart Kale, David Wilson-Johnson
"Now Is Gossip Put on Trial" (Chorus, Mrs Sedley, Boles, Rector, Ned, Swallow)
"From the Gutter" (Nieces, Auntie, Ellen)
Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Dame Felicity Lott, Patricia Payne, Gillian Webster, Bernard Haitink
"In Dreams I've Built Myself" (Peter)
"Now! Now!" (Chorus, Peter, Boles, Rector, Swallow, Ned)
"Peter Grimes! Nobody There?" (Rector, Swallow, Ned)
"Assign Your Prettiness to Me" (Swallow, Nieces, Ned)
Gillian Webster, Stafford Dean, Simon Keenlyside, Bernard Haitink, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
"Mister Keene! Can You Spare a Moment" (Mrs Sedley, Ned)
"Come Along, Doctor!" (First Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode)
John Winfield, Neil Jenkins, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Thomas Allen, Bernard Haitink, Dame Felicity Lott, Jonathan Fisher, Jonathan Coad, Edward Parry, Sarah Walker, Christopher Keyte, Donald Bell
"Embroidery in Childhood" (Ellen, Balstrode)
"Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!" (Mrs Sedley, Auntie, Swallow, Hobson)
"Who Holds Himself Apart, Lets Pride Rise" (Chorus)
"Grimes! Grimes! Steady, There You Are" (Chorus, Peter)
"Peter, We've Come to Take You Home" (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode)
"To Those Who Pass the Borough" (Chorus, Swallow, Fisherman, Auntie, Boles)
Patricia Payne, Stuart Kale, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Bernard Haitink, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Christopher Lackner, Stafford Dean
Production
- Simon WoodsProducer