Organization

Singer

Soprano

Emma Bell

Ellen Orford

Contralto

Sara Fulgoni

Auntie

Patricia Westley

Niece I

Jessica Cale

Niece II

Mezzo-soprano

Rosalind Plowright

Mrs (Nabob) Sedley

Bass

Sion Goronwy

Swallow

Baritone

Alex Otterburn

Ned Keene

Tenor

Cameron Becker

Bob Boles

Eamonn Mulhall

Rev. Horace Adams

Chorus master

Alfonso Caiani

Mark S. Doss

Balstrode

Stage director

Paul Curran

Conductor

Juraj Valčuha

Costume designer

Gary McCann

Set designer

Laurence Meikle

Hobson

Lighting designer

Fabio Barettin

Andrew Staples

Peter Grimes

Kamelia Kader

Teatro La Fenice

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Britten's first major work, inaugurated in 1945, tells the story of a fisherman living in the Borgo, a coastal village in Suffolk. Peter Grimes is a tragic character: he aspires to improve himself but he is brutal, he often scapegoats the slanderers and loses his life at sea amid the indifference of the villagers. Even though he appears to be involved in the deaths of two young apprentices, we will never know if he was a killer, an inhuman boss or just a victim of an obsession with money. With lush symphonic pages, powerful choruses and stunning solo arias, Britten's music evokes complex visions of the majesty of nature and the dryness of human relationships.

English

La prima opera maggiore di Britten, inaugurata nel 1945, racconta la storia di un pescatore abitante al Borgo, un villaggio costiero del Suffolk. Peter Grimes è un personaggio tragico: aspira a migliorarsi ma è brutale, fa sovente da capro espiatorio ai maldicenti e perde la vita in mare tra l’indifferenza degli abitanti del villaggio. Anche se appare coinvolto nella morte di due piccoli apprendisti, non sapremo mai se era un assassino, un padrone disumano o soltanto una vittima dell’ossessione per il denaro. Con lussureggianti pagine sinfoniche, possenti cori e stupende arie solistiche, la musica di Britten evoca complesse visioni sulla maestà della natura e l’aridità delle relazioni umane.

italiano

Peter Grimes by Britten, From (2022/2022), Directed by Paul Curran,, Conductor Juraj Valčuha, Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy

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