Libretto by Montagu Slater based on a poem by George Crabbe.
Synopsis and libretto with German translation contained on bonus disc.
Event (note)
Recorded June 1992, Watford Town Hall and previously released on EMI: 7 54832 2 (7 54833 2--7 54834 2).
Language (note)
Sung in English.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer.
Title
Peter Grimes / Britten.
Publisher
[England] : EMI Classics, [2010]
Copyright date
℗1993
Playing time
022500
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Performer
Felicity Lott, Maria Bovino, Gillian Webster, sopranos ; Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano ; Patricia Payne, contralto ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stuart Kale, Neil Jenkins, tenors ; Thomas Allen, David Wilson-Johnson, baritones ; Stafford Dean, Simon Keenlyside, basses ; supporting soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Bernard Haitink, conductor.
Event
Recorded June 1992, Watford Town Hall and previously released on EMI: 7 54832 2 (7 54833 2--7 54834 2).