The Italian and international press were unanimous in their praise for "Peter Grimes" at La Scala, which revived the tradition of Britten's operas on the lyric stages of Italy. A top British cast was marshaled by the baton of Robin Ticciati. Richard Jones's production focuses on the fisherman as the outside in a brutal and brutalized 1980s society, cut off by mutual suspicion and misunderstanding: an unforgettable production of a 20th-century operatic masterpiece that never loses its power. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.
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John Graham-Hall
Peter Grimes
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Susan Gritton
Ellen Orford
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Captain Balstrode
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Felicity Palmer
Auntie
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Albert Herring
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Peter Hoare
Bob Boles
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Daniel Okulitch
Swallow
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Brokeback Mountain
The Death of Klinghoffer
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Mrs. Sedley
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Le Vin herbé - WNO
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Christopher Gillett
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George von Bergen
Ned Keene
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Stephen Richardson
Hobson
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Francesco Malvuccio
Boy
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Ida Falk Winland
Niece
Richard Jones Director · Patrizia Carmine Director Stewart Laing Costume designer
First release May 1, 2012 · Produced in Italy, United Kingdom · Production Opus Arte, RAI
Production
Teatro alla Scala
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Opus Arte
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RAI
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Italy · United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
Italy · May 1, 2012
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