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Peter Grimes-9 July 1975 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Colin Davis
Chorus Master Robin Stapleton
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
Hobson
the village carrier 		Gwynne Howell
Swallow
a lawyer and magistrate 		Forbes Robinson
Peter Grimes
a fisherman 		Jon Vickers
Ned Keene
the apothecary 		Thomas Allen
The Rector John Lanigan
Bob Boles
a Methodist fisherman 		John Dobson
Auntie
Landlady of 'The Boar' 		Elizabeth Bainbridge
Her Niece Teresa Cahill
Her Niece Anne Pashley
Mrs Sedley
a widow 		Heather Begg
Ellen Orford
the Borough schoolmistress 		Heather Harper
Captain Balstrode
a retired sea captain 		Geraint Evans
Dr Crabbe Ignatius McFadyen
John
Peter Grimes' new apprentice 		John Maguire
Townspeople and Fisherfolk The Royal Opera Chorus
Students of Finchley Catholic High School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 7.35-8.32pm, Act II: 8.59-9.48pm, Act III: 10.11-10.53pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 9 July 1975 (in Royal Opera House Collections)