Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach. This is a special performance of the Britten Peter Grimes opera to a libretto by Montagu Slater. In June 2013, Tim Albery directed 3 performances of Peter Grimes on the beach at Aldeburgh, England as part of the Aldeburgh Festival. The orchestra music was pre-recorded by the Britten-Pears Orchestra, conducted by Steuart Bedford, the Chorus of Opera North, and the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. The singers were miked, including members of the two choruses. It's not clear now how the music was put together for the Blu-ray recording. Stars Alen Oke (Peter Grimes), Giselle Allen (Ellen Orford), David Kempster (Captain Balstrode), Gaynor Keeble (Auntie), Alexandra Hutton (First Niece), Charmian Bedford (Second Niece), Robert Murray (Bob Boles), Henry Waddington (Swallow), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mrs. Sedley), Charles Rice (Ned Keene), Christopher Gillett (Rev. Horace Adams), and Stephen Richardson (Hobson). Set and costume design by Leslie Travers; lighting design by Lucy Carter. Directed for TV by Margaret Williams; produced by Anne Beresford and Debbie Gray. Sung in English. Released January 6, 2014, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA
The initial PR release mysteriously calls this show a "film interpretation." In the December 2014 Gramophone at page 21, Richard Fairman made this Peter Grimes his "Critic's Choice" for the year.
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