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Peter Grimes-21 May 1969 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Colin Davis
Chorus Master Douglas Robinson
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
Hobson
the village carrier 		Noel Mangin
Swallow
a lawyer and magistrate 		Forbes Robinson
Peter Grimes
a fisherman 		Jon Vickers
Ned Keene
the apothecary 		Delme Bryn-Jones
The Rector Kenneth MacDonald
Bob Boles
a Methodist fisherman 		John Dobson
Auntie
Landlady of 'The Boar' 		Elizabeth Bainbridge
Her Niece Elizabeth Robson
Her Niece Josephine Barstow
Mrs. Sedley
a widow 		Helen Watts
Ellen Orford
the Borough School-mistress 		Heather Harper
Captain Balstrode
a retired sea captain 		Geraint Evans
Dr. Thorp James Ward
The Boy
Peter Grimes' new apprentice 		Peter Webber
The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from Upton House School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 21 May 1969 (in Royal Opera House Collections)