Peter Grimes
- Composer:
- Benjamin Britten
- Management:
- Opera North
- Cast:
- Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Giselle Allen, Jonathan Summers, Christopher Purves, Alan Oke, Richard Angas, Ethna Robinson, Roderick Williams, Amy Freston, Claire Booth, Andrew Rupp, Paul Gibson
- Director:
- Phyllida Lloyd
- Design:
- Anthony Ward, who also designs costumes
- Lighting:
- Paule Constable
- Choreography:
- Kate Flatt
- Musical direction:
- Richard Farnes
- Run time:
- 2hr 45mins
Production information can change over the run of the show.
Revived less than 18 months after it was last performed, Opera North's Peter Grimes shows why it was garlanded with awards and critical superlatives... January 21, 2008
Britten's masterpiece hits the boards at Opera North's refurbished Leeds home with a bang. Phyllida Lloyd's production, with simple but dour designs by Anthony Ward, offers an unflattering portrait of the inhabitants of an English village, with prying eyes and hypocritical judgement turning Grimes into a hate figure and then sending him to his death. Though the original is set around 1830, the costumes bring us near to our day but there's no less in focus and a big gain in immediacy... November 6, 2006
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