8th March

Concert will begin at 17:00 hours GMT

Britten's 'Peter Grimes' with Bäckström, Sterby, Zetterström and Karnéus from Gothenburg

Britten's 'Peter Grimes' is an opera with a libretto adapted by Montagu Slater from the narrative poem, 'Peter Grimes,' in George Crabbe's book The Borough. The 'borough' of the opera is a fictional village which shares some similarities with Crabbe's, and later Britten's, own home of Aldeburgh, a town on England's east coast. Performers:

Peter Grimes: Joachim Bäckström.
Ellen Orford: Matilda Sterby.
Balstrode: Åke Zetterström.
Moster: Katarina Karnéus.
Niece 1: Sofie Asplund.
Niece 2: Mia Karlsson.
Bob Boles: Daniel Ralphsson.
Swallow: Mats Almgren.
Mrs Sedley: Katarina Giotas.
Horace Adams: Tobias Westman.
Ned Keene: Hannes Öberg.
Hobson: Kristian Lindroos.

Gothenburg Opera Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Gedschold.

Live.