Teatro dell'Opera di Roma: Peter Grimes
About the Event
Immerse yourself in the stunning architecture of Rome's breathtaking Teatro dell'Opera di Roma for the ultimate concert set to awake your understanding of opera.
Music Benjamin Britten
Opera in one prologue and three acts
Libretto by Montagu Slater after the George Crabbe’s poem, The Borough
World Premiere Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, 7 June 1945
First performed at Teatro Costanzi 2 May 1961
Cast / Production
Conductor Michele Mariotti
Director Deborah Warner
CHORUS MASTER Ciro Visco
SET DESIGNER Michael Levine
COSTUME DESIGNER Luis F. Carvalho
LIGHTING DESIGNER Peter Mumford
CHOREOGRAPHER Kim Brandstrup
VIDEO Justin Nardella
Peter Grimes: Allan Clayton
Ellen Orford: Sophie Bevan
Capitain Balstrode: Simon Keenlyside
Bob Boles_ John Graham‐Hall
Swallow: Clive Bayley
Mrs Sedley: Christine Rice
Rev. Horace: Adam James Gilchrist
Ned Keene: Jacques Imbrailo
Hobson: Stephen Richardson
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Orchestra and Chorus
In coproduction with Teatro Real Madrid, Royal Opera House Covent Garden London, and Opéra National de Paris
