Name: Peter Grimes
Start: 1969-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1969-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Conductor

Colin Davis

Singer

Soprano

Lucine Amara

Ellen Orford

Bass

Paul Plishka

Hobson

Tenor

Paula Franke

Bob Boles

The Metropolitan Opera

English

Peter Grimes

New York City

United States

The great Jon Vickers sings one of his most acclaimed roles, the tortured fisherman of the title, in Britten’s powerful drama. Hounded by the small-minded local townspeople, with only Ellen Orford (Lucine Amara) and Captain Balstrode (Geraint Evans) on his side, Peter’s slow descent into madness is as searing as it is inevitable. Colin Davis conducts, with Lili Chookasian as Auntie and Jean Madeira as Mrs. Sedley.

Production booklet

Further reading