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Peter Grimes-17 May 1988 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor John Barker
Chorus Director Robin Stapleton
Leader Hugh Maguire
Cast
Hobson
the town carrier and constable 		Roderick Earle
Swallow
a lawyer and magistrate, mayor of the Borough 		Eric Garrett
Peter Grimes
a fisherman 		Jacque Trussel
Ned Keene
the apothecary and quack 		Peter Savidge
The Rector
Rev Horace Adams 		Alexander Oliver
Bob Boles
a fisherman 		John Dobson
Auntie
landlady of The Boar Inn 		Elizabeth Bainbridge
Her Niece
one of the main attractions of The Boar 		Judith Howarth
Her Niece
one of the main attractions of The Boar 		Alison Hagley
Mrs Sedley
a rentier widow of an East India Company factor 		Patricia Johnson
Ellen Orford
a widow, schoolmistress of the Borough 		Josephine Barstow
Captain Balstrode
a retired merchant skipper 		Victor Braun
Dr Crabbe Ignatius McFadyen
Boy (John)
Peter Grimes's new apprentice 		Keith Johnston
Townspeople and Fisherfolk of the Borough The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from The London Oratory School
Children from Christchurch Junior School
Children from St Thomas of Canterbury R.C. Middle School (Mitcham)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Durations: Prologue and Act I: 7.32-8.30pm, Act II: 8.57-9.48pm, Act III: 10.10-10.51pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 17 May 1988 (in Royal Opera House Collections)