"Fisherman Peter Grimes is ostracized following the death of his apprentice. Despite the friendship of the schoolteacher Ellen Orford, Grimes is pursued by the village, finally descending into madness and inevitable tragedy"--Container.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
(Conductor) |
| Corporate Authors: |
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
(Performer),
London Symphony Orchestra
(Performer),
Decca Record Company,
BBC Two (Television station : London, England) |
| Other Authors: |
Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956
(Librettist),
Pears, Peter, 1910-1986
(Performer),
Harper, Heather
(Performer),
Drake, Bryan, 1925-2001
(Performer),
Bainbridge, Elizabeth
(Performer),
Robson, Ann
(Performer),
Brannigan, Owen
(Performer),
Cross, Joan,
Culshaw, John
(Producer),
Large, Brian
(Director) |
| Format: | Video
DVD
|
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Sung in English with optional subtitles in English, French, German and Spanish. |
| Published: |
London :
Decca,
2008.
|
| Series: | Britten-Pears Collection.
|
| Subjects: | |