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Peter Grimes

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

from the Theatre
Royal de la
Monnaie, Brussels.
A performance of Britten's opera to a libretto by Montagu Slater , after the poem by George Crabbe.
Theatre Royal Chorus and Orchestra/Antonio Pappano Prologue and Act 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Montagu Slater
Unknown:
George Crabbe.
Peter Grimes:
William Cochran (tenor)
Ellen Orford:
Susan Chilcott (soprano)
Captain Balstrode:
Gregory Yurisich (baritone)
Hobson:
Malcolm Smith (bass)
Swallow:
John Connell (bass)
Mrs Sedley:
Sarah Walker (mezzo)
Auntie:
Anne Collins (contralto)
Niece 1:
Xenia Konsek (soprano)
Niece 2:
Amy Burton (soprano)
Bob Boles:
Ian Caley (tenor)
Rev Horace Adams:
Alexander Oliver (tenor)
Ned Keene.:
Simon Keenlyside (bar)
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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