Organization

Tenor (+3)

Jonas Kaufmann

Peter Grimes

Soprano (+2)

Lise Davidsen

Ellen Orford

Bass-baritone (+5)

Bryn Terfel

Balstrode

Stage director

Christine Mielitz

Conductor

Conductor (+3)

Simone Young

Costume designer

Costume designer (+2)

Gottfried Pilz

Set designer

Choreographer

Roland Giertz

Baritone (+4)

Martin Häßler

Ned Keene

Librettist

Montagu Slater

Contralto (+5)

Noa Beinart

Auntie

Soprano (+3)

Ileana Tonca

Niece I

Soprano (+1)

Aurora Marthens

Niece II

Tenor (+4)

Thomas Ebenstein

Bob Boles

Bass (+3)

Wolfgang Bankl

Swallow

Tenor (+1)

Carlos Osuna

Rev. Horace Adams

Bass-baritone (+7)

Erik Van Heyningen

Hobson

Mezzo-soprano (+4)

Stephanie Houtzeel

Mrs (Nabob) Sedley

Wiener Staatsoper

Librettist (+2)

Pavel Strasil

Dr Crabbe

Orchestra

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Vienna State Opera

Chorus

Vienna State Opera Choir

Bass (+1)

Ferdinand Pfeiffer

Fisherman

Baritone (+3)

Alejandro Pizarro-Enríquez

Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes tells the story of an outsider who comes under the wheels of the society that surrounds him. The starting point for this work was a verse narrative by George Crabbe describing life in a small fishing village. Britten, who came from Aldeburgh, found his own home in Crabbe's text and decided to set the Peter Grimes story to music in the early 1940s. The title role was sung by the tenor Peter Pears, with whom Britten had a personal and artistic relationship.
The opera was premiered in London in 1945. However, it took more than half a century for the first performance at the Vienna State Opera; it was not until 1996 that the work was staged by Christine Mielitz. She tells the story straightforwardly and clearly and shows the tormented soul of the title character in a cold atmosphere.

Peter Grimes, Britten

Cast

Peter Grimes

Ellen Orford

Balstrode

Ned Keene

Auntie

Niece I

Niece II

Bob Boles

Swallow

Rev. Horace Adams

Hobson

Mrs. (Nabob) Sedley

Dr Crabbe

Fisherman

Crew

Stage director

Conductor

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Librettist

Instrumentation

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Producer

Ensemble

Orchestra

Chorus

Co-Producer

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Vienna State Opera

Vienna, Austria