‎Britten: Peter Grimes by Heather Harper

"Peter Grimes!"

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

1:36

"You sailed your boat"

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

3:23

"Peter Grimes, I here advise you!"

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

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

3:44

"Oh, hang at open doors"

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

5:15

"Hi! give us a hand"

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

3:30

"I have to go from pub to pub"

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

2:01

"Let her among you"

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

2:30

"Look, the storm cone!"

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

2:42

"And do you prefer the storm"

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

5:21

"What harbour shelters peace"

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

1:31

Interlude II: The Storm

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

4:21

"Past time to close!"

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

4:02

"We live and let live"

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

1:54

"Have you heard?"

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

1:25

"Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"

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

4:07

"Old Joe has gone fishing"

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

3:53

Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

2:37

"Glitter of waves"

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

5:57

"Let this be a holiday"

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

2:39

"This unrelenting work"

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

4:38

"Fool to let it come to this!"

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

2:17

"What is it?"

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

0:59

"People!.No! I will speak!"

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

1:59

"We planned that their lives"

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

2:31

"Swallow! Shall we go"

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

0:48

"Now is gossip put on trial"

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

1:54

"From the gutter"

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

4:37

Interlude IV: Passacaglia

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

5:24

"Go there!"

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

8:16

"Now!.Now!"

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

1:59

"Peter Grimes! Nobody here?"

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

2:55

Interlude V: Evening

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Colin Davis

4:47

"Assign your prettiness to me"

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

2:29

"Pah!"

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

2:54

"Come along, Doctor!"

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

3:33

"Embroidery in childhood"

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

4:57

"Mr.Swallow!"

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

1:45

"Who holds himself apart"

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

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

2:34

"To those who pass the Borough"

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

4:28

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Heather Harper

Soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Jon Vickers

Tenor
Jonathan Summers

Baritone, Baryton

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

Heather Harper

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Jon Vickers

Jonathan Summers

Production

Britten: Peter Grimes

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