Title

Peter Grimes [videorecording] / by Benjamin Britten ; produced by BBC TV in association with Covent Garden Video Productions, Ltd. ; executive producer, Humphrey Burton ; directed by John Vernon.

Author

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Publication

Montvale, N.J. : Pioneer Artists, 1982, c1981.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Crabbe, George, 1754-1832.
• Slater, Montagu, 1902-
• Harper, Heather.
• Vickers, Jon.
• Bailey, Norman, 1933-2021.
• Moshinsky, Elijah
• Bainbridge, Elizabeth.
• Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22-
• Robinson, Forbes.
• Lanigan, John, 1921-
• Dobson, John, 1930-
• Gelling, Philip.
• McFadyen, Ignatius.
• Wilson, Andrew (Singer)
• Davis, Colin, 1927-
• Burton, Humphrey, 1931-
• Vernon, John.
• Covent Garden Video Productions.
• Royal Opera House (London, England) prf
• British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Description

2 videodiscs (150 min.) : Laser Vision, sd., col.; 12 in.

Subjects

• Operas
• Video

Genre/Form

Video.

Note

• Libretto by Montagu Slater, after George Crabbe's poem "The Borough."
• Manual sequence; side [4] blank.
• Synopsis in English by Noël Goodwin on container.

Credits (note)

• Producer, Elijah Moshinsky ; designers, Timothy O'Brien, Tazeena Firth ; senior camerman, Kenneth Mohr.

Event (note)

• Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, June 30, 1981.

System Details (note)

• Extended play; CX noise-reduction system; stereo.

Call Number

*LVD 3 (C)

OCLC

• 9290008
• 9290008

Author

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Title

Peter Grimes [videorecording] / by Benjamin Britten ; produced by BBC TV in association with Covent Garden Video Productions, Ltd. ; executive producer, Humphrey Burton ; directed by John Vernon.

Imprint

Montvale, N.J. : Pioneer Artists, 1982, c1981.

Performer

Heather Harper (Ellen Orford) ; Jon Vickers (Peter Grimes) ; Norman Bailey (Captain Balstrode) ; Elizabeth Bainbridge (Auntie) ; John Tomlinson (Hobson) ; Forbes Robinson (Swallow) ; Philip Gelling (Ned Keene) ; John Lanigan (The Rector) ; John Dobson (Bob Boles) ; Ignatius McFadyen (Dr. Crabbe) ; Andrew Wilson (The boy, John) ; supporting soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor.

Credits

Producer, Elijah Moshinsky ; designers, Timothy O'Brien, Tazeena Firth ; senior camerman, Kenneth Mohr.

Event

Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, June 30, 1981.

System Details

Extended play; CX noise-reduction system; stereo.

Added Author

Crabbe, George, 1754-1832. Borough.

Slater, Montagu, 1902- Librettist

Harper, Heather. Performer

Vickers, Jon. Performer

Bailey, Norman, 1933-2021. Performer

Moshinsky, Elijah, producer.

Bainbridge, Elizabeth. Performer

Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22- Performer

Robinson, Forbes. Performer

Lanigan, John, 1921- Performer

Dobson, John, 1930- Performer

Gelling, Philip. Performer

McFadyen, Ignatius. Performer

Wilson, Andrew (Singer) Performer

Davis, Colin, 1927- Conductor

Burton, Humphrey, 1931- Production personnel

Vernon, John. Director

Covent Garden Video Productions.

Royal Opera House (London, England) Performer

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Publisher No.

Pioneer Artists PA-82-008

Research Call Number

*LVD 3 (C)