Britten: Peter Grimes

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Album Summary

Performers

• Raymond Nilsson (Tenor)
• Peter Pears (Tenor)
• Jean Watson (Alto)
• Iris Kells (Soprano)
• David Kelly (Voice)
• Owen Brannigan (Bass)
• Lauris Elms (Mezzo Soprano)
• James Pease (Baritone)
• Claire Watson (Soprano)
• Marion Studholme (Soprano)
• Geraint Evans (Baritone)
• John Lanigan (Tenor)

Conductor

• Britten, Benjamin

Ensemble

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Composer

• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

Notes & Reviews:

"Few opera recordings can claim to be so definitive, with Pears, for whom it was written, in the name-part, and a first-rate cast. Britten conducts splendidly incisive playing...superbly atmospheric." - Penguin Guide (rosette)

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: 1958.

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Britten, Benjamin : Peter Grimes

• Performers: Raymond Nilsson (Tenor); Peter Pears (Tenor); Jean Watson (Alto); Iris Kells (Soprano); David Kelly (Voice); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Lauris Elms (Mezzo Soprano); James Pease (Baritone); Claire Watson (Soprano); Marion Studholme (Soprano); Geraint Evans (Baritone); John Lanigan (Tenor)
• Conductor: Benjamin Britten
• Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1945