"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)
Stafford Dean, Gillian Webster, Bernard Haitink, Christopher Lackner, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Neil Jenkins, Sir Thomas Allen, Patricia Payne, Sarah Walker, Richard Hazell, 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)
Christopher Lackner, Gillian Webster, Bernard Haitink, Sir Thomas Allen, Stuart Kale, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Sarah Walker
"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)
Stuart Kale, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Patricia Payne, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Thomas Allen, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Bernard Haitink, Gillian Webster
"Old Joe Has Gone Fishing" (Ned, Chorus, Peter)
"The Bridge Is Down" (Hobson, Ned, Ellen, Boles, Auntie, Nieces, Peter)
Dame Felicity Lott, Patricia Payne, Bernard Haitink, Gillian Webster, Stuart Kale, David Wilson-Johnson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Simon Keenlyside
"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)
Karen Robertson, Tom Cregan, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Bernard Haitink, Simon Keenlyside, Neil Jenkins, Patricia Payne, Sarah Walker, Stafford Dean, Gillian Webster, Sir Thomas Allen, Stuart Kale, Chorus of the Royal Opera House
"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, Bernard Haitink, Neil Jenkins, Maria Bovino, Dame Felicity Lott, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gillian Webster, Patricia Payne, Sarah Walker, Stafford Dean, 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, Bernard Haitink, Gillian Webster, Patricia Payne
"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)
Simon Keenlyside, Bernard Haitink, Maria Bovino, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Stafford Dean, Gillian Webster
"Mister Keene! Can You Spare a Moment" (Mrs Sedley, Ned)
"Come Along, Doctor!" (First Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode)
Neil Jenkins, Jonathan Fisher, Christopher Keyte, Jonathan Coad, Edward Parry, John Winfield, Bernard Haitink, Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Felicity Lott, Sarah Walker, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, 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)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Bernard Haitink, Stafford Dean, Christopher Lackner, Patricia Payne, Stuart Kale, Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Production
- Simon WoodsProducer