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Peter Grimes

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This evening's performance of Britten's three-act opera, from Glyndebourne.
Glyndeboume Festival Chorus; London PO conductor Andrew Davis
Act
7.35 Rather Odd Poets.... The starting point of Britten's Peter Grimes was a talk on the poet George Crabbe given in 1941 by E M Forster. Valentine
Cunningham introduces and talks about that archive recording.
7.55 Act 2
8.50 Ivan Hewitt talks to
Chris de Souza about tonight's production and past interpretations.
9.05 Act 3

Contributors

Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Unknown:
Peter Grimes
Unknown:
George Crabbe
Talks:
Ivan Hewitt
Peter Grimes:
Stephan Drakuuch (tenor)
Mrs Sedley:
Susan Bickley (mezzo)
Auntie:
Menai Davies (alto)
Ellen Orford:
Vivian Tierney (sop)
Swallow:
Donald Adams (bass)
Rev Adams:
John Fry Att (tenor)
Bob Boks:
John Graham-Hall (tenor)
Hobson:
Geoffrey Moses (bass)
Balstrode:
Alan Opie (bar)
Ned Keene:
Robert Poulton (bar)
First Niece:
Susannah Waters (sop)
Second Niece:
Sarah Pring (mezzo)
Source: Radio Times

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