Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes

Alternative title

Benjamin: Written on Skin

Synopsis

An opera by Britten with a libretto by Montagu Slater from George Crabbe’s poem ‘Peter Grimes’, which appeared in his book, The Borough. The borough in the opera is a fictional village which shares some similarities with Crabbe’s, and later Britten’s, own home of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England. This production focuses on the fisherman as the outsider in a brutal and brutalised 1980s society, cut off by mutual suspicion and misunderstanding.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

2012

Subjects

Music

Keywords

opera

Credits

Composer

Benjamin Britten

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£24.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

168 minutes

Year

2018

Production Company

Name

Teatro alla Scala

Distributor

Name

Opus Arte

Email

opusarte@roh.org.uk

Web

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Address

Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9DD

 

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